Reducing rural-urban education gap through computer-assisted learning: Evidence from China In most countries, there tends to be a large gap between urban and rural education outcomes. This column examines the impact of a 2004 Chinese education…

Firms and labour markets in times of violence: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War For the last 13 years, Mexico has been home to a violent conflict known as the Mexican Drug War (Zedillo 2016).…

“The American tax code is almost certainly the most complicated in the Western world. The Internal Revenue Service’s taxpayer advocate estimates that in 2008 the direct and indirect costs of complying with that complexity amount…

A growing and diverse literature is emerging on the COVID-19 pandemic’s socioeconomic effects and the efficacy of alternative mitigating policies. A series of empirical studies have provided preliminary findings on the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions…

Clemens Graf von Luckner, Josefin Meyer, Carmen Reinhart, Christoph Trebesch 30 March 2021 During the global COVID-19 crisis, fiscal deficits have widened, and government debts have spiked in advanced and developing economies almost across the…

The Fed has unintentionally picked a fight with top US bankers, but it can stop.  Its ongoing balance-sheet expansion has stuffed banks with $3.9 trillion in Fed deposits. The Fed sees the deposits as the means…

Eliminating Covid-19 is the cheapest path towards economic recovery. The trade-off between health and wealth has been refuted by countries that have opted for an elimination strategy. Successful pandemic management – minimising cases and fatalities…

Reflect on your motivations and what you're looking for out of your career. Explain to your boss why working from home benefits you and the organization.  Pitch it as an experiment and be prepared to…