Research
Hidden Defaults
China's lending boom to developing countries is morphing into defaults and debt distress.
Building a Good Jobs Economy
Conventional models are failing throughout the world .
Rethinking Exchange Rate Regimes
This paper employs an updated algorithm and database for classifying exchange rate and anchor currency choice, to explore the evolution of the global exchange rate system, including parallel rates, ca
Beyond Shareholder Value Maximization: Accounting for Financial/Social Trade-Offs in Dual-Purpose Companies
A growing number of companies choose to pursue financial and social goals simultaneously.
Why Did (Almost) No One See the Inflation Coming?
To understand the possible trajectory of inflation in 2022 and beyond, it is helpful to understand why the United States and Europe had so much inflation in 2021.
Wetlands, Flooding, and the Clean Water Act
n 2020 the EPA narrowed the definition of 'Waters of the United States', significantly limiting wetland protection under the Clean Water Act.
Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development
The labor market in the United States faces seemingly contradictory challenges: Many employers have trouble finding qualified applicants for current and future jobs, while millions of Americans are ou
RCTs to scale: Comprehensive evidence from two nudge units
Nudge interventions have quickly expanded from academic studies to larger implementation in so-called Nudge Units in governments.
Tipping point dynamics in global land use
Agricultural land use has recently peaked, both globally and across country income groups, after centuries of expansion and intensification.
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