Finance & Economy
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The Impact of Financing on Labor Markets in Developing Countries
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Most firms in today’s economy are dependent on financial services such as lending or insurance. Developed countries are at the forefront of financial availability in terms of both institutions and regulations. By ensuring broad access to finance, countries provide support to the firms that operate within their borders, supporting economic…
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Introducing Data to the Immigration Debate
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Illegal immigration is a tumultuous topic for the Obama administration, and continues to be a source of heated debate in the 2016 presidential election. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency reports that illegal attempts to cross the Mexico–US border are increasing: In the first half of 2016, approximately…
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Does Foreign Aid Have an Effect on Economic Growth? New Research Adds to the Debate
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There is an ongoing debate about the impact of international aid on growth, particularly in developing countries. Jeffrey Sachs and William Easterly represent the two primary strains of thought in this debate. Sachs argues that foreign aid constitutes an important instrument to reduce poverty and foster development, while Easterly suggests that foreign aid fails to reach…
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You’ve Been Accepted to College, but How Do You Pay for It? A Proposal to Streamline Federal Financial Aid
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A recent research report entitled “Tax Benefits For College Attendance” conducted by Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton investigates how the federal government could streamline the existing federal financial aid system and increase uptake for college tax benefits.
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To Ban the Box, or Not to Ban the Box? How Policy Change Can Affect Hiring and Employment
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Evidence suggests that Ban the Box policies in high-crime neighborhoods have a positive effect on employment, compared to other high-crime neighborhoods that have not yet implemented the measure. Adopting this measure could impact employment opportunities in high-crime neighborhoods, although more research is needed to fully understand the overall effect on…
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Avoiding Systemic Risks and Tackling Recessions: A Network Perspective
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Employing network theory to understand social and economic interactions is coming into prominence, and these authors want to understand this phenomenon.
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You Earned It: How Simple Reminders Lead to Increases in Tax Filing and EITC Receipt
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Participants who received tax filing reminders in both 2014 and 2015 had higher filing rates than individuals who received no reminders, as well as those who only received one in 2014.
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Standing out from the Crowd: How College Degrees, Internships, and Academic Performance Influence Hiring Decisions
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A new study uses experimental data from a resume audit to determine whether college degrees and internship experience have an impact on job opportunities for recent college graduates.
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Renting While Black: Revealed Preferences in the Sharing Economy
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Evidence from a recent field experiment, based on data from Airbnb, demonstrates that racial discrimination persists on modern, online sharing marketplaces. Results indicate that guests with distinctively African-American names were found to be 16 percent less likely to be accepted by hosts on the site than guests with distinctively White…
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The Complicated Relationship between Public Sector Employment and Governance in Low-Income Countries
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Evidence suggests that public sector workers in low-income countries have a wage premium relative to their private sector counterparts, despite the fact that they have lower quality governance. Improving the design of public sector personnel policies may have an impact on the quality of governance.
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Better School Outcomes Aren’t Free
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A new analysis demonstrates that funding increases make a huge difference in schooling outcomes, especially for students from low-income families.