How are factors such as corruption perception and the level of democracy influencing foreign direct investment to developing economies?

Using data from two detailed, nationally representative, household datasets, we explore whether women who are economically empowered are less likely to experience domestic violence. We find that, while working women may be at a greater risk of violence, higher earnings are associated with a...

To what are wage rates responsive? Does labor bear the burden of taxes?

More flexible labor markets, or those with lower employment protection, are associated with relatively higher tertiary education enrollment and graduation rates than more rigid markets.

Despite the frequency of tax changes and their potential importance to investors, there has been relatively little modeling of anticipated tax changes.

Despite the frequency of tax changes and their potential importance to investors, there has been relatively little modeling of anticipated tax changes.

In this paper, the authors document the complex issues facing the FDA in assessing the quality of generic drugs. They conclude that increased transparency as well as the updating of FDA bioequivalence standards may be important to overcome some of these challenges.

One critical economic question surrounding cap-and-trade is how to distribute the permits.

Carbon taxes are more regressive when annual income is used as a measure of economic welfare than when proxies for lifetime income are used.

This paper provides a simple analytic approach for measuring the burden of carbon pricing and shows how to adjust for the capital income bias contained in the Consumer Expenditure Survey.