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Scapegoating and Discrimination in Times of Crisis : Evidence from Airbnb

Luca, Michael; Pronkina, Elizaveta; Rossi, Michelangelo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We present evidence that discrimination against Asian-American Airbnb users sharply increased at the start of the COVID … guests relative to hosts with distinctively White names. In contrast, we do not see spikes in discrimination against Black or … Hispanic hosts. Our results suggest that the rise in anti-Asian sentiment in 2020 translated to discrimination in economic …

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Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences of Ability Tracking : Evidence from Texas Public Schools

Antonovics, Kate; Black, Sandra E.; Cullen, Julie Berry; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Schools often track students to classes based on ability. Proponents of tracking argue it is a low-cost tool to improve learning since instruction is more effective when students are more homogeneous, while opponents argue it exacerbates initial differences in opportunities without strong...

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Capacity Strain and Racial Disparities in Hospital Mortality

Singh, Manasvini; Venkataramani, Atheendar S. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

A growing literature has documented racial disparities in health care. We argue that racial disparities may be magnified when hospitals operate at capacity, when behavioral and structural conditions associated with poor patient outcomes - e.g., limited provider cognitive bandwidth or reliance on...

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Transparency and Percent Plans

Kapor, Adam - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Transparency vs. opacity is an important dimension of college admission policy. Colleges may gain useful information from a holistic review of applicants' materials, but in doing so may contribute to uncertainty that discourages potential applicants with poor information. This paper investigates...

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COVID-19 and SMEs : A 2021 "Time Bomb"?

Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

This paper assesses the prospects of a 2021 time bomb in SME failures triggered by the generous support policies enacted during the 2020 COVID-19 crisis. Policies implemented in 2020, on their own, do not create a 2021 "time-bomb" for SMEs. Rather, business failures and policy costs remain...

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