Monthly Archives: November 2015

State Taxes and Spatial Misallocation

Pablo Fajgelbaum, Eduardo Morales, Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato, and I have a new paper on the impact of state taxes on the US economy. Here is the abstract: We study state taxes as a potential source of spatial misallocation in … Continue reading

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Moved to Opportunity: The Long-Run Effect of Public Housing Demolition on Labor Market Outcomes of Children

From Eric Chyn: This paper provides new evidence on the effects of moving out of disadvantaged neighbor- hoods on the long-run economic outcomes of children. My empirical strategy is based on public housing demolitions in Chicago which forced households to … Continue reading

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Fed Interview with Jim Poterba

Poterba on interesting questions in macroeconomics today: There are just so many exciting topics in macro today. Why are global interest rates so low? What is happening in the eurozone? How do we think about long-term fiscal policy and sustainability … Continue reading

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