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I'm an Economics Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley focusing on public finance topics at the intersection of labor economics and macroeconomics. My current research focus is on the interaction of corporate taxation, firm location decisions, and the location and scale of economic activity. You can follow me on twitter @omzidar.
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Tag Archives: MPC
Will Housing Save the U.S. Economy? by Amir Sufi
Sufi has a short paper on this issue that is worth reading. My bottom line is that we need to temper our optimism on what a housing recovery can do for the U.S. economy. I agree that house prices will continue … Continue reading
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Tagged Amir Sufi, Credit, Housing, Housing Finance, Housing Wealth, inequality, Middle Class, MPC, Refi
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Boosting Growth: The Spending and Debt Responses to Minimum Wage Hikes
Aaronson, Daniel, Sumit Agarwal, and Eric French have a recent AER paper on the consumption patterns of households with minimum wage recipients following minimum wage increases. Immediately following a minimum wage hike, household income rises on average by about $250 per … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Aaronson, Eric French, Government Spending, inequality, Minimum Wage, MPC, Spending, Sumit Agarwal, Tax Cuts for Whom
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Fiscal Policy and MPC Heterogeneity
Tullio Jappelli and Luigi Pistaferri have a recent paper called Fiscal Policy and MPC Heterogeneity. Here’s an interesting figure from it that shows how MPC varies by cash-on-hand: They aren’t the only ones who document MPC heterogeneity. Dynan, Skinner, Zeldes have a … Continue reading
