This paper investigates the downstream effects of environmental regulation in China employing a triple difference approach. I find that when pollution abatement is associated with the political promotion, provincial governments will impose differential environmental monitoring efforts along...

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries implemented a partial or full lockdown as a preventive measure. Although lockdown caused an economic contraction, it unexpectedly improved the environment, especially air pollution. This paper quantifies the impact of the lockdown on...

The COVID-19 pandemic saw an unprecedented expansion of federal emergency rental assistance (ERA). Using applications to ERA lotteries in four cities linked to survey and administrative data, we assess its impacts on housing stability, financial security, and mental health. We find that...

Características del conflicto armado y sus efectos sobre la salida de firmas / Adriana Camacho, Catherine Rodríguez, Román Andrés Zárate -- Conflicto armado en Colombia y producción agrícola : ¿aprenden los pequeños productores a vivir en medio del conflicto? / María Alejandra Arias,...

This book delivers a fresh and fascinating perspective on the issue of the minimum wage. While most discussions of the minimum wage place it at the center of a debate between those who oppose such a policy and argue it leads to greater unemployment, and those who favor it and argue it improves...