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Causal evidence that social networks drive college decisions
Adam Altmejd, Stockholm School of Economics
Andrés Barrios-Fernandez, Centre for Economics Performance (LSE) and VATT
Marin Drlje, Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economics Institute
Dejan Kovac, Princeton University
Christopher Neilson, Princeton University
New data on state and local business tax incentives across the U.S.
Cailin Slattery, Columbia Business School
Owen Zidar, Princeton University
The unintended economic consequences of past restrictions on U.S. immigration
Ran Abramitzky, Stanford University
Leah Boustan, Princeton University
Princeton’s Nobuhiro Kiyotaki receives honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh
Princeton Professor Nobuhiro Kiyotaki has been awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Edinburgh for his “significant contribution to current research [More]
College Fed Challenge Team Earns Second Place at Districts
Princeton University placed second at the College Fed Challenge Competition for the Philadelphia Federal Reserve District, that was held at Lehigh University on November 7, 2019. [More]
Princeton’s Kate Ho and Nobuhiro Kiyotaki recognized by The Econometric Society
Princeton Economics Professor Kate Ho has been elected to The Econometric Society as a 2019 Fellow. The Society also recognized Princeton Economics Professor Nobuhiro Kiyotaki, who was elected to the Council’s Asia Standing Committee.
New study finds that the EITC has no effect on employment
November 12, 2019
Optimizing the geography of occupations across U.S. cities
Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Princeton University | Pierre-Daniel Sarte, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond | Felipe Schwartzman, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond [More]
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ICYMI, close out your week by reading about recent research by @omzidar & @cailin_slattery ↓
Just say no to wasteful economic development incentives ... (via @JedKolko):
https://www.wsj.com/articles/economists-question-the-benefits-of-targeted-tax-breaks-11578308400
Central banks should absolutely internalize climate risks as part of their financial supervision duties, says @MarkusEconomist & @JPLandau. But when it comes to fighting climate change with monetary policy, several sensitive and difficult questions arise: http://ow.ly/usO550xX4eJ
A recent study by Kleven @PrincetonEcon on the effects of EITC effect on labour supply for single mothers in 🇺🇸 is an interesting read, confirming findings by a sem.paper I co-wrote while at @Georgetown: effect of having 1 child > the effect of having 2+. https://economics.princeton.edu/2019/11/12/new-study-finds-that-the-eitc-has-no-effect-on-employment/
