This paper presents a novel method for estimating the likely welfare effects of competition reforms for both current … consumers are more likely to reap the benefits of greater competition. This method represents a powerful tool for supporting the … analysis of competition reforms in developing countries, particularly in sectors known for excluding significant segments of …

examine how California's first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program affected leave-taking by mothers following … childbirth, as well as subsequent labor market outcomes. We obtain robust evidence that the California program more than doubled …

Using data on 24 teachers and 982 students from a 2006 survey of California high school economics classes, we assess …

hospital financial data from California (1999-2006). My results indicate that uninsured patients have an economically …

Proposition 209 banned using racial preferences in admissions at California's public colleges. We analyze unique data … for all applicants and enrollees within the University of California (UC) system before and after Prop 209. After Prop 209 …

,123 schoolchildren grades 6-10 in 15 California schools participated in the experiment. Although the program significantly increased …

-level data on the University of California system during a period in which racial preferences were in place, we show significant …

Using recent data from southern California and Mexico we challenge the notion that the demographic profile of post-1970 …

difference-in-difference-in-difference designs, we study California's Paid Family Leave (CA-PFL) program, which is the first … California are 0.9 percentage points – or 46 percent relative to the pre-treatment mean – more likely to take leave in the first …