Advanced Concepts
Women in Economics Report Rampant Sexual Assault and Bias
A panel discussion at the American Economic Association conference in Atlanta in January. The association has announced several…
September 1, 2021 · Taylor EmmaAuthor: Taylor Emma
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Advanced Concepts
Alan B. Krueger, Economic Aide to Clinton and Obama, Is Dead at 58
President Barack Obama introduced Alan B. Krueger as the next chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in…
September 1, 2021 · Taylor EmmaAdvanced Concepts
Alan Krueger’s Two Lessons
Alan Krueger devoted part of his decorated career as an economist to studying happiness. One time, when he…
September 1, 2021 · Taylor EmmaAdvanced Concepts
Repayment flexibility and risk taking: Evidence from credit contract
Starting or expanding a business often entails undertaking costly and risky investments. In developing countries, where credit and…
September 1, 2021 · Taylor EmmaAdvanced Concepts
The dark side of decision-making in groups: Nastiness to outsiders
Plato wrote about the limits of democracy, as did the founding fathers of the American constitution. More recently,…
September 1, 2021 · Taylor EmmaAdvanced Concepts
Assortative matching in cities
In most countries around the world, there are large internal wage disparities between cities (Moretti 2011, Combes et…
September 1, 2021 · Taylor EmmaAdvanced Concepts
The return on information technology
The interest from economists and politicians in information technology (IT) is not new. However, opinions among economists about…
September 1, 2021 · Taylor EmmaAdvanced Concepts
The short-run effects of GDPR on technology venture investment
On 25 May 2018, the EU’s sweeping new data law went into effect. The General Data Protection Regulation…
September 1, 2021 · Taylor EmmaAdvanced Concepts
The role of high deductibles in healthcare spending growth
An enduring goal of health policy around the world is improving quality while reducing costs. This goal is…
September 1, 2021 · Taylor EmmaAdvanced Concepts
The economics of cryptocurrency pump and dump schemes
The digital currency bitcoin (BTC) was introduced in 2009. Bitcoin and the many other digital currencies are primarily…
September 1, 2021 · Taylor Emma