The Direct Effect of Taxes and Transfers on Changes in the U.S. Income Distribution, 1967–2015
Scholars have increasingly drawn attention to rising levels of income inequality in the United States.
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Carbon Tax Review and Updating: Institutionalizing an Act-Learn-Act Approach to U.S. Climate Policy
The design of climate change policy must address a number of key uncertainties, including the impacts of climate change, the economics of a carbon tax, and the global effort to combat climate change.
Quasi-Experimental Estimates of the Transient Climate Response Using Observational Data
The transient climate response (TCR) is the change in global mean temperature at the time of an exogenous doubling in atmospheric CO2 concentration increasing at a rate of 1% per year.
The Debt Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly lengthened the list of developing and emerging market economies in debt distress. For some, a crisis is imminent.
Quid Pro Quo, Knowledge Spillover and Industrial Quality Upgrading
While there is a vast body of research on the benefits of FDI in developing countries, whether and how the form of FDI matters have received limited attention.
To Serve the People: Income, Region and Citizen Attitudes towards Governance in China (2003–2016)
The article focuses on several aspects of raising bar for evidence in education in the U.S.
The Impact of Intranational Trade Barriers on Exports: Evidence from a Nationwide VAT Rebate Reform in China
It is well known that various forms of non-tariff trade barriers exist within a country. Empirically, it is difficult to measure these barriers as they can take many forms.
On Trade Justice: A Philosophical Plea for a New Global Deal
Trade has made the world. Still, trade remains an elusive and profoundly difficult area for philosophical thought.
The Two Margin Problem in Insurance Markets
Insurance markets often feature consumer sorting along both an extensive margin (whether to buy) and an intensive margin (which plan to buy).
Corporate Purpose in Play: The Role of ESG Investing
On August 19, 2019, the U.S.
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