There is considerable variance in the productivity of teachers, yet educators have been unable to identify observable characteristics…
Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Ownership and Establishment Performance. Laura Alfaro, July 2011, Paper. "We examine…
“Last-Place Aversion”: Evidence and Redistributive Implications, Michael I. Norton, July 2011 Working Paper (linked) / Published - February…
Deterring and Compensating Oil Spill Catastrophes: The Need for Strict and Two-Tier Liability. Richard Zeckhauser, July 2011, Paper. "…
The "CAPS" Prediction System and Stock Market Returns. Christopher Avery, Richard Zeckhauser, July 2011, Paper. "We study the…
Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), an ambitious social experiment, combines community programs with charter schools. We provide the first…
The Handbook on the Economics of Conflict conveys how economics can contribute to the understanding of conflict in its various dimensions…
Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration presented nine gruesome pictures that will soon cover the top half of cigarette packages.…
"When they won't see the light," goes the old saying, "make 'em feel the heat." That was the strategy President Obama employed today in his…