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The Political Economy of Clientelism. James Robinson, 2013, Paper. "In this paper, we argue that the political-commitment problem provides an explanation for why much income…
A Preliminary Assessment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s Clean Energy Package. Joseph Aldy, Winter 2013, Paper. "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…
Law and the Economy of Early America: Markets, Institutions of Exchange, and Labor. Christine A. Desan, 2013, Book Chapter. "This chapter contains sections titled: Progress…
Fairness and Redistribution: Reply. Alberto Alesina, 2013, Paper. "The key contribution of Alesina and Angeletos (2005)—henceforth, AA—is to show how fairness considerations open…
Defending the One Percent. N. Gregory Mankiw, 2013, . "Imagine a society with perfect economic equality. Perhaps out of sheer coincidence, the supply and demand for different…
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. James Robinson, March 2012, Book. Publisher's description: "Brilliant and engagingly written, Why…
Simplification and Saving. David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, February 2, 2012, Paper. "The daunting complexity of important financial decisions can lead to procrastination. We…
Do Powerful Politicians Cause Corporate Downsizing. Lauren Cohen, Joshua Coval, Christopher J. Malloy, October 7, 2011, Paper. "This paper employs a new empirical…
Rethinking the Federal Bias Toward Homeownership. Edward Glaeser, 2011, Paper. "The most fundamental fact about rental housing in the United States is that rental units are…
Gender-Based Taxation and the Division of Family Chores. Alberto Alesina, September 2010, Paper. "Gender-Based Taxation (GBT) satisfies Ramsey’s rule of optimality…