We conduct and analyze two large surveys of hypothetical annuitization choices. We find that allowing individuals to annuitize a fraction…
Historically, capital flow bonanzas have often fueled sharp credit expansions in advanced and emerging market economies alike. Focusing…
We show that isolated capital cities are robustly associated with greater levels of corruption across US states, in line with the view that…
We provide evidence that economic circumstances are a key intermediating variable for understanding the relationship between schooling and…
We consider a model of technological learning under which people “learn through noticing”: they choose which input dimensions to attend to…
Consumer Lending in France and America: Credit and Welfare. J. Gunnar Trumbull, August 2014, Book. "Why did America embrace consumer credit…
Applying Insights from Behavioral Economics to Policy Design. Brigitte Madrian, August 2014, Paper. "The premise of this article is that an…
Africa's Development in Historical Perspective. Robert H. Bates, Nathan Nunn, James Robinson, August 2014, Book. "This edited volume…
Housing Bubbles. Edward Glaeser, August 2014, Paper. "Housing markets experience substantial price volatility, short term price change…
It’s Where You Work: Increases in Earnings Dispersion across Establishments and Individuals in the U.S. Richard Freeman, August…