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Should we tax AI or use trade tariffs to protect workers?
This study finds that tariffs on AI-using goods actually exacerbate the fall in skilled wages. However, a direct AI tax can neutralize task loss and income distortions if the price of AI is sufficiently low.
tinyurl.com/2u6eb8n9
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EI has added a new award category this year, Outstanding Data Package. These awards were voted on by our Data Team for data packages that exemplify best practices in research transparency. Authors put a great deal of work into these packages and we believe their efforts should be acknowledged.
Extending Blair & Kaserman (1978):
This paper shows that tying and Full Integration are not always equivalent. The authors derive the necessary & sufficient conditions for their equivalence and explore Partial Integration under general production tech.
tinyurl.com/4ph6cw2u
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Many fiscal models lack micro-validity.
This study shows how partial insurance on unemployment and firm entry jointly can drive a positive consumption multiplier. It reconciles theory with data using parameters consistent with micro evidence on job loss and markups.
tinyurl.com/56c7xk7c
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How do post-Dobbs abortion bans affect social safety nets?
Using synthetic DiD, this paper finds total bans led to a 1.57% increase in monthly birth rates and a 4.3% jump in postpartum WIC participation in 2023, resulting in an extra $6.9M in food costs.
tinyurl.com/ydb82fyj
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What is the role of global shocks on the debt-growth relationship?
@ysleibi.bsky.social and coauthors find that household debt's effect on growth disappears after filtering for global noise, while public & corporate debt exert a persistent and negative effect.
tinyurl.com/mv67uyx5
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How do proxy methods alter findings on racial disparities?
This paper compares HMDA, voter rolls & name algorithms. The authors finds that matching choices can change empirical conclusions about racial/ethnic disparities depending on which method is used.
tinyurl.com/58pjczdh
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Does the pain of paying limit our generosity?
While cash is physical and painful to give away, this study finds that mobile payments lead to significantly higher donations. This gap emerged after the COVID-19 lockdown accelerated our familiarity with digital wallets.
tinyurl.com/bddsu6x2
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Economic Inquiry
Another award goes to Brendan K. Beare (University of Sydney) and Alexis Akira Toda (Emory University) for doi.org/10.1111/ecin.... Archive at doi.org/10.3886/E229....
One award goes to Florian Diekert (University of Augsburg) and Robert-Jan Schaap (Montpellier) for doi.org/10.1111/ecin.... Data archive at doi.org/10.3886/E207....
