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Optimal Income Taxation
Kaplow, Louis - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This article explores subjects in optimal income taxation characterized by recent research interest, practical importance in light of concerns about inequality, potential for misunderstanding, and prospects for advancement. Throughout, the analysis highlights paths for further investigation....
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The Shadow Price of Capital : Accounting for Capital Displacement in Cost Benefit Analysis
Newell, Richard G.; Pizer, William A.; Prest, Brian C. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Government analysts have long used discount rates based on investment rates of return to approximate the effect of … approach as compared to the inappropriate approach of using a 7 percent investment rate or return. Our work is particularly …
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The Benefits and Costs of U.S. Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Ferranna, Maddalena; Robinson, Lisa A.; Cadarette, Daniel; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
In 2021, the Biden Administration issued mandates requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for U.S. federal employees and contractors and for some healthcare and private sector workers. Although these mandates have been subject to legal challenges and some have been halted or delayed, rigorous appraisal...
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Disbursing Emergency Relief through Utilities : Evidence from Ghana
Berkouwer, Susanna B.; Biscaye, Pierre E.; Puller, Steven L. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Government transfer programs to distribute food, water, or electricity at low or no cost have been widespread during … to distribute relief through the electric utility in Accra, Ghana, using data from 1,200 households surveyed during the … COVID-19 crisis. We find that distributing relief through electricity transfers has significant advantages. It enables an …
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Private Investment and Government Protection
Kousky, Carolyn - 2006
There is usually considerable uncertainty about the amount of investment that will accompany any level of protection …
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The Dynastic Benefits of Early Childhood Education : Participant Benefits and Family Spillovers
García García-Menéndez, Jorge Luis; Bennhoff, Frederik H. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We demonstrate the social efficiency of investing in high-quality early childhood education using newly collected data from the HighScope Perry Preschool Project. The data analyzed are the longest follow-up of any randomized early childhood education program. Annual observations of participant...
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Marginal Returns to Public Universities
Mountjoy, Jack - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
This paper studies the causal impacts of public universities on the outcomes of their marginally admitted students. I use administrative admission records spanning all 35 public universities in Texas, which collectively enroll 10 percent of American public university students, to systematically...
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The Dynamic Impact of Market Integration : Evidence from Renewable Energy Expansion in Chile
Gonzales, Luis E.; Ito, Koichiro; Reguant, Mar - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
dynamically, it incentivizes new entry of renewable power plants. Using two recent grid expansions in the Chilean electricity …
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Regulation of Access, Pricing, and Planning of High Voltage Transmission in the U.S.
De Losa, Joe; Pfeifenberger, Johannes P.; Joskow, Paul L. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
) retail electricity services that include the distribution network, the retail cost of transmission service, and often …
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Bitcoin Mining Meets Wall Street : A Study of Publicly Traded Crypto Mining Companies
Hałaburda, Hanna; Yermack, David L. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper studies the operations and financial valuations of 13 cryptocurrency mining companies that are listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange and have facilities in North America. We find that miners using Texas wind power are offline more than other miners, in a more erratic pattern, while...
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