This paper investigates how elite capture affects the welfare gains from targeted government transfer programs in Indonesia, using both a high-stakes field experiment that varied the extent of elite i
The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first aim of the paper is to organize historical growth accounts in a new way that highlights the role of educational intensity in U.S. economic growth.
The Chinese government has repeatedly embraced a goal of developing and deploying electric vehicles (EVs) as it attempts to transition its passenger fleet away from conventional gasoline and diesel-fu
The conventional paradigm about development banks is that these institutions exist to target well-identified market failures.
There are only a limited number of strategies that North Korea could use to achieve sustained rapid economic development and all require access to world markets for Korean exports plus substantial inv
We study preferences for government action in response to layoffs resulting from different types of labor-market shocks.
The lesson from New York City's experience with Amazon: There are smarter ways to attract businesses than just dangling tax breaks.
Contemporary economics is finally breaking free from its market fetishism, offering plenty of tools we can use to make society more inclusive.
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