The past thirty years have seen a dramatic decrease in the rate of income convergence across U.S. states.
This decline coincides with a…
Do CEOs of State-Owned Enterprises Matter? Evidence from Brazil, 1973-1993. Aldo Musacchio, June 26, 2012, Paper. "We study if…
Antidiscrimination law offers protection to workers who have been treated unfairly on the basis of their race, gender, religion, or…
There will be no dramatic moment of closure on the era of Muhammad Hosni al-Sayyid Mubarak, the man who ruled and misruled Egypt for 30…
This is hardly a week when we need to be reminded that judges and, in particular, Supreme Court justices, have a profound impact on…
As the economy continues its recovery from the worst downturn in three generations, it's clear that, once again, decisive action is needed…
November’s presidential election will be dominated by the economy, of course, but there is a big foreign policy agenda that President Obama…
The recent decision by the Obama administration to ease economic sanctions on Myanmar (also known as Burma) presents an important…
It is with regret that we announce the death of inflation targeting. The monetary regime, known affectionately as “IT” to its friends,…
We show that world trade network datasets contain empirical evidence that the dynamics of innovation in the world economy indeed follows…