Book abstract: At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had…
Book abstract: At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had…
Reputational Contagion and Optimal Regulatory Forbearance. Lucy White, August 30, 2013, Paper. "Existing studies suggest that systemic…
The End of the Emerging-Market Party. Ricardo Hausmann, August 30, 2013, Opinion. "Enthusiasm for emerging markets has been evaporating…
Fiscal Devaluations. Emmanuel Farhi, Gita Gopinath, August 29, 2013, Paper. "We show that even when the exchange rate cannot be devalued, a…
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, DC, Professor Burns lauds…
US Interest Rates Will Continue to Rise. Martin Feldstein, August 28, 2013, Opinion. "Six months ago, I wrote that long-term interest rates…
Nonsectarian Welfare Statements. Cass Sunstein, August 28, 2013, Paper. "How can we measure whether national institutions in general, and…
What Makes the Bonding Stick? A Natural Experiment Involving the U.S. Supreme Court and Cross-Listed Firms. Jordan I. Siegel, Christopher…
The Social Sciences, Philosophy, and the Cultural Turn in the 1930s USDA. Andrew Jewett, August 27, 2013, Paper. "One of the more unusual…