Much current thinking about justice concerns the place of responsibility within an overall account of justice. Theorists of justice such…
We examine the effects of moving out of high-poverty neighborhoods on the outcomes of teenage youth, a population often seen as most at…
We study adult economic and health outcomes in the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) demonstration, a randomized housing mobility experiment in…
Several important social science literatures hinge on the functional relationship between neighborhood characteristics and individual…
Openness to trade is one factor that has been identified as determining whether a country is prone to sudden stops in capital inflow,…
Summary of key points:
· A fixed exchange rate and a flexible exchange rate each have its own advantages.
· A country should have the…
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Optimum currency area theory says that trade patterns and cyclical correlations are important criteria for whether a country should join a…
This article draws attention to a fundamental reconstitution of the global public domain: away from one that for more than three centuries…
This paper investigates whether individuals feel worse off when others around them earn more. In other words, do people care about…
Unlike most cross-country growth analyses, we focus on turning points in growth performance. We look for instances of rapid acceleration in…