Economists

13 January 2025 Ursula von der Leyen: Protect people, nature, and democracy in EU regulations We, the undersigned civil society and trade union organisations, urge the European Commission to uphold …

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though not as sharp as the Everly Brothers. I wish them the best. 3. The declining influence of economists in policy circles (NYT). 4. ChinaTalk on DeepSeek. 5. Weird things going on in Romania, poorly …

Yes, but not for the reasons Marxists think.

The descriptive statistics segment provides an overview of cigarette prices captured in the Retailer Survey and outlines the salient characteristics of the smokers included in our analytical sample. [...] The …

demand has long been of interest to empirical economists. Globally, a plethora of research estimates the …

Past research has shown that Atlantic Canada chronically underperforms compared to New England across several indicators of economic performance. This paper builds on that research by examining policy differences between …

investment and human capital. Indeed, Canadian economists have repeatedly shown that high corporate income … competitiveness overall and in specific sectors. Economists sometimes use broader measures, such as the …

The markets and competition policy assessment toolkit (MCPAT) is a guide for understanding how policy can positively shape markets and address market failures that ultimately affect micro- and macroeconomic development …

The MCPAT is a valuable tool for development economists, policymakers, and government officials, offering …

The availability of weather data from remotely sensed Earth observation data has reduced the cost of including weather variables in econometric models. Weather variables are common instrumental variables used to …

of weather can introduce two issues. First, if economists are unaware of these measurement issues, we 2may … into our estimates and predictions. Second, if economists are aware that different EO products report different … McCarthy et al., 2021). Our findings suggest that economists should exercise caution when seeking to combine … smaller literature has begun to document, for economists, the presences of measurement error in EO data … data. To align with the use of these data by economists, while also representing a wide range of the …

In keeping with Capitolism tradition, this first newsletter of 2025 will examine some of my big, open questions for the coming year--questions that could have major implications for the U.S. …

has continued to exceed the prepandemic trend: Economists attribute the surge to a combination of several … on: According to the Rhodium Group and other economists, in fact, China’s actual economic growth (GDP) …

Abstract This paper studies how output prices are affected by increases in the minimum wage. To the best of our knowledge, we provide the first examination of how the prices …

Foundation, IZA runs the world’s largest network of economists, whose research aims to provide answers to the … adjustment occurs. This paper seeks to add to economists’ understanding of how employers respond to minimum …

This paper studies how windfalls from agriculture influence demand for electrification in a developing country. Leveraging two decades of administrative data on the universe of electricity grid customers in Rwanda, …

price shocks in developing countries. For years, economists have documented the seemingly negative correlation … the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 7(3):417–454. Guariso, A., Ngabitsinze, C., …