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Do Political Connections Reduce Job Creation? Evidence from Lebanon. Ishac Diwan, July 1, 2016, Paper. "Using firm-level census data, we determine how politically-connected…
Home-Based Workers and Cities. Martha Chen, 2016, Paper. "This paper explores the impact of local government policies and urban plans on home-based workers. It presents…
Technology, informal workers and cities: insights from Ahmedabad (India), Durban (South Africa) and Lima (Peru). Martha Chen, 2016, Paper. "Technology is a key driver of change,…
The Informal Economy: Recent Trends, Future Directions. Martha Chen, June 1, 2016, Paper. "Informal employment represents more than half of nonagricultural employment in most…
When Performance Trumps Gender Bias. Joint Versus Separate Evaluation. Iris Bohnet, May 2016, Paper, "We examine a new intervention to overcome gender biases in hiring, promotion…
On Equal Pay Day, Why The Gender Gap Still Exists. Claudia Goldin, April 12, 2016, Audio. "President Obama has declared today Equal Pay Day. There's a reason it falls on April 12…
The Association Between Income and Life Expectancy in the United States, 2001-2014. Raj Chetty, April 10, 2016, Paper. "Importance: The relationship between income and life…
Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700. Jeffrey Williamson, April 2016, Book. "Adopting a new approach to historical data, Peter H Lindert and Jeffrey G…
April 2016. GrowthPolicy staff member Marzena Rogalska interviewed Harvard Kennedy School Professor…
Adjustment and Income Distribution Impacts on the TPP. Robert Lawrence, April 2016, Book Chapter. "Like all free trade agreements, the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership (TPP) will yield…