Will politics lead to over-building or under-building of transportation projects? In this paper, we develop a model of infrastructure…
We develop a conceptual framework to highlight the role of ideas as a catalyst for policy and institutional change. We make an explicit…
When President George Washington gave his Farewell Address in 1796, he urged the American people “to be constantly awake” to the risk of “…
While the informal sector is the ‘forgotten’ sector in many ways, it provides livelihoods, employment and income for about 2.5 million…
The cost of transmission facilities must be allocated to those within the transmission planning region that benefit from those facilities…
Five Reasons Why the Focus on Trade Deficits Is Misleading. Robert Lawrence, March 2018, Opinion, "President Trump has asserted that trade…
Sources of Inaction in Household Finance: Evidence from the Danish Mortgage Market. John Y. Campbell, March 2018, Paper, "A common problem…
The Changing Landscape of Auditor Liability. Suraj Srinivasan, March 1, 2018, Paper, "We document the declining role of Rule 10b-5 (a…
Do the Rich Get Richer in the Stock Market? Evidence from India. John Y. Campbell, March 2018, Paper, "We use data on Indian stock…
Is it the ''How'' or the ''When'' that Matters in Fiscal Adjustments? Alberto Alesina, March 2018, Paper, "Using data from 16 OECD…