Soap Operas and Fertility: Evidence from Brazil
We estimate the effect of television on fertility in Brazil, where soap operas portray small families.
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Obama’s Short-Run Fixes Neglect Long-Term Reform
Should voters blame President Barack Obama for America’s current economic malaise? The Mitt Romney campaign, hard as it tries, will find it difficult to convince moderates that Obama completely misha
Urban Planning in Greater Boston Needs to Aim Higher
Do you have a picture in your head of what Greater Boston should look like in 50 years? Do you hope that we give something a little bit better to our grandchildren?
Why Has Regional Convergence in the U.S. Stopped?
The past thirty years have seen a dramatic decrease in the rate of income convergence across U.S.
Young Workers Can’t Afford Homes in the State
Many people in Massachusetts are talking about the need to attract and retain young workers, but we are hardly sending out the welcome wagon.
The Economist Who Changed the Way We Think About Housing
John M. Quigley, who died last week, was a pioneering economist who helped change the way we think about housing.
Housing Booms and City Centers
Popular discussions often treat the great housing boom of the 1996-2006 period as if it were a national phenomenon with similar impacts across locales, but across metropolitan areas, price growth was
A Yelp to Let Us Compare Cities, Towns
Before the Internet age, when my car had some minor problem, I would choose a car shop at random and walk out with a whopping bill for some possibly unnecessary service.
Constrained Compliance: Solving the Puzzle of MTO’s Lease-Up Rates and Why Mobility Matters
The Moving to Opportunity (MTO) for Fair Housing demonstration provided an opportunity for low-income renters to move to low-poverty neighborhoods.
MBTA Shouldn’t Be on Board with The Ride
Dust off your banjos, because “Charlie on the MTA,’’ the old song bemoaning Boston-area transit fares, is timely once again.
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