Abstract. How does proximity to coworkers affect training and productivity? We study software engineers at a Fortune 500 firm from 2019 to 2024, leveraging
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Recently accepted by #QJE: “International Reserve Management Under Rollover Crises,” by Barbosa-Alves, Bianchi (@javier-bianchi.bsky.social), and Sosa-Padilla: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE: “Codification, Technology Absorption, and the Globalization of the Industrial Revolution,” by Juhász (@rjuhasz.bsky.social), Sakabe, and Weinstein: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE: “Collusion with Optimal Information Disclosure,” by Sugaya and Wolitzky: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE: “The Effects of Mandatory Profit-Sharing on Workers and Firms: Evidence from France,” by Nimier-David (@elionimier.bsky.social), Sraer, and Thesmar: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
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Recently accepted by #QJE: “Why Doesn't the United States Have National Health Insurance? The Political Role of the American Medical Association,” by Alsan (@marcellaalsan) and Neberai (@yneberai.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE: “Public Services Under Private Management,” by Coube, Fontes, and Rocha: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Abstract. This paper investigates how a government should manage international reserves when it faces the risk of a rollover crisis. We ask, should the gov
Abstract. This paper examines the global adoption of technology in the late nineteenth century. We construct several novel datasets to test the idea that t
Abstract. Motivated by recent concerns surrounding the use of third-party pricing algorithms by competing firms, we study repeated Bertrand competition whe
Abstract. Since 1967, all French firms with more than 100 employees have been required to share a fraction of their excess profits with their employees. Th
Abstract. This study examines how the American Medical Association (AMA) helped shape the development of the U.S. health insurance system in the critical p
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Abstract. Theory predicts that outsourcing public services to the private sector can reduce costs and improve efficiency, but can also induce cost-cutting
Recently accepted by #QJE: “Praying for Rain,” by Espín-Sánchez, Gil-Guirado and Ryan: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Abstract. We study rainmaking as an instrumental religious belief. We present a model in which a religious leader tries to persuade people to believe. Pray
