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Promises Delivered? In the latest episode of The Pie, Chicago Booth's Eric Zwick joins Tess Vigeland to discuss how the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act affected the economy, including investment, tax revenue, & wages. ow.ly/B4fU50TeFib
Unplanned pregnancies halt women’s careers & reduce income by 20%, w/ larger effects for younger women & those in school. Planned children have minimal impact. Harris Policy's Yana Gallen, Eva Rye Johansen, Gregory Veramendi, & Juanna Schrøter Joensen. ow.ly/ablk50QHXut
Promises Delivered? In the latest episode of The Pie, Chicago Booth's Eric Zwick joins Tess Vigeland to discuss how the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act affected the economy, including investment, tax revenue, & wages. ow.ly/B4fU50TeFib
New research brief, "What Middle-Income Countries Can Learn from America’s Innovation System," from Somik Lall and Ufuk Akcigit (UChicago Economics). Read the brief here: ow.ly/mPiL50TfCK9
Big Word Club, a digital vocabulary learning program, increases students’ knowledge and retention of words included in the program. New research from Harris Policy's Ariel Kalil, Susan Mayer, Rohen Shah, and @poreopoulos. ow.ly/qaAC50QHf2B
Fewer students in Chile had access to college under Pinochet. They experienced higher mortality, worse labor market outcomes, & their kids were less likely to go to college. Harris Policy's Luis R. Martinez, Maria Angélica Bautista, & coauthors ow.ly/e6ez50R4qyC
Non-elderly people experiencing homelessness have 3.5x higher mortality than those who are housed. Homeless individuals’ mortality rose by 33% during the pandemic. Harris Policy's Bruce Meyer, Ilina Logani, & Angela Wyse ow.ly/sP5I50S21Ul
In the 1800s, mills located in counties without powerful rivers were more likely to adopt steam power, driving more rapid manufacturing growth. UChicago Economics' Shanon Hsuan-Ming Hsu, Chicago Booth's Richard Hornbeck & Anders Humlum; Martin Rotemberg bfi.uchicago.edu/insight/resear…
Promises Delivered? In the latest episode of The Pie, Chicago Booth's Eric Zwick joins Tess Vigeland to discuss how the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act affected the economy, including investment, tax revenue, & wages. ow.ly/B4fU50TeFib
New research brief, "What Middle-Income Countries Can Learn from America’s Innovation System," from Somik Lall and Ufuk Akcigit (UChicago Economics). Read the brief here: ow.ly/mPiL50TfCK9
Half of workers have used ChatGPT, w/ adoption ranging from 79% of software developers to 34% of financial advisors. Women are 20 ppts less likely to use the tool. Explore more insights from Chicago Booth's Anders Humlum & Emilie Vestergaard: ow.ly/1vuB50Su9zf
New working paper, "Incentives to Vaccinate," from Pol Campos-Mercade, Armando Meier, Stephan Meier, Devin Pope (Chicago Booth), Florian H. Schneider, and Erik Wengström. ow.ly/jlI750TjtIh
When Sweden’s central bank tightened monetary policy from 2010-2011, the economy contracted & unemployment rose by 1-2 percentage points, mostly among low-wage workers. Research from Chicago Booth's Christina Patterson & coauthors. ow.ly/87a950SxnP2
Children of college-educated parents tend to be better readers than those of non-college-educated parents. In this episode, Ariel Kalil (Harris Policy) discusses how certain technologies can help improve literacy skills for disadvantaged children. ow.ly/HPI250QFMCy
Religion can matter for economics. Traditional rituals increase profits for beer sellers in the Congo by correcting overly pessimistic beliefs about the risk of theft and preventing stock-outs. Harris Policy's Raul Sanchez de la Sierra & coauthors. ow.ly/etAy50QCOZ9
New working paper, "Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policies in Disaggregated Economies," from Lydia Cox, Jiacheng Feng, Gernot Müller, Ernesto Pastén, Raphael Schoenle, and Michael Weber (Chicago Booth). ow.ly/C6Kt50Tkj8v
Applicants who receive home-care subsidies from more lenient evaluators are 5.4 percentage points more likely to die in one year, possibly bc formal care crowds out self-care among marginal applicants. Chicago Booth's Avner Strulov-Shlain & co-authors. ow.ly/5roU50QCNjs