"The payoff for children’s programs is so dramatic that it may not make sense to think of them as 'spending' at all." Harvard Department of Economics Profs Nathaniel Hendren and Ben Sprung-Keyser's economic analysis of U.S. government spending shows that some social programs more than pay for themselves.

Do workers get angrier at female managers? YES Are women less likely to want to be managers when worker backlash is possible? YES Gender differences in managers’ decisions? SOME, but no diff. in profits Do men & women motivate employees differently?YES people.tamu.edu/~dserra/SerraD…

Mi último artículo con Ricardo Hausmann para Project Syndicate. Maduro no negocia porque la oposición no tiene que ofrecer que sea preferible a ser un dictador. Cualquier negociación pasa por empeorar los prospectos de la dictadura. project-syndicate.org/commentary/bid…

Les dejo nota de hoy en LA NACION sobre big data y pobreza. Con la aparicion estelar de CrstC || @crstc.bsky.social Martin Rozada ⭐️ Vicky Anauati y Wendy Brau, entre otros. Gracias a Sebastián Campanario !!! cc: Departamento de Economía - U. de San Andrés lanacion.com.ar/economia/pobre…

📄Nuevo Paper de Mariano Tommasi, María Edo y Agustina Thailinger (Agustina Thailinger ): Familia y desarrollo humano en el siglo XXI. Revisión de la literatura internacional 🌎 y algunos apuntes para el caso argentino🇦🇷

❗️💡Recién publicado nuestro nuevo paper sobre las consecuencias del encierro en las brechas de género 📈Llevado adelante por nuestro equipo ⁦CEDH evidencia cambios en el uso del tiempo entre parejas argentinas 👉🏼Journal Family and Economic Issues link.springer.com/article/10.100…

President Macron asked Olivier Blanchard & Jean Tirole to put together a commission of economists to address major challenges ahead: climate, inequality & demographic change. Dani Rodrik and I prepared the report on inequality. All reports are here: strategie.gouv.fr/english-articl…

Are experiences of violence as a child associated with participation in political violence as an adult? Yes, we find that experiences of family violence as a child increase the risk of participating in political violence as an adult among male political activists in Thailand.

At the US House Select Committee on Economic Disparity & Fairness in Growth's first hearing, Professor Janet Currie (Princeton Economics & Princeton School of Public & International Affairs) testified about the impacts of economic disparity on children before they are even born - and throughout their childhood. (1/6)

Argentina’s fiscal system reduces inequality the most, but in a very inefficient way: high but not progressive spending. At the same time, taxes are the highest in LAC & the ONLY regressive in the sample. Plus: taxes only cover half spending. Don’t miss this: jay-c Departamento de Economía - U. de San Andrés

📢 Join us for a series of events looking at the three major economic challenges identified by the Tirole-Blanchard Commission. Our first event looks at inequality and economic insecurity with Stefanie Stantcheva, Dani Rodrik & Richard Blundell [1/3] Sign up: ifs.org.uk/events/1923

Extremadamente feliz de anunciar el lanzamiento de #LACIR, una red de investigación inspirada en #DeatonReview sobre la naturaleza, causas y consecuencias de la persistente #desigualdad en #AmLat que promueve Inter-American Development Bank junto con Yale University , LSE Inequalities y Institute for Fiscal Studies. Abro hilo.

A large-scale survey studies how people perceive racial inequities between Black and White Americans, what they believe causes them, and what interventions they support to reduce them, from Alberto Alesina, Matteo F. Ferroni, and Stefanie Stantcheva nber.org/papers/w29245

How much do family policies like #parentalleave and subsidized #childcare affect gender inequality in the labor market? A paper from #PrincetonU Professor Henrik Kleven examines evidence from the past 60 years in Austria. economics.princeton.edu/working-papers…

19/10 | Este martes a las 11:45hs (ARG), #JuanCruzLópezdelValle (Universidad de San Andrés) presenta 💻 "Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction In Argentina". 👉 No olvides de inscribirte! eventos.udesa.edu.ar/71895/detail/f…

Tras un año de apoyo monetario mensual a familias de bajos ingresos en Estados Unidos, los niños mostraron patrones positivos de actividad cerebral. Lee tres datos a resaltar en este estudio y encuentra el video al webinar de @HiroYoshikawaNY y Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo: blogs.iadb.org/desarrollo-inf…

2022 World Bank Youth Summit! Pitch competition. Join us at 12.30 ET to listen great ideas to unlock the power of inclusion for equitable growth! live.worldbank.org/events/2022-wb…

(1/9) #LAPJThread 🧵, Joaquin Endara (Joaquin Endara), PhD Student in Economics at University of Michigan discusses 🇪🇨⛽ Ecuador's national strike and the government's decision to subsidize fuel prices.👇

Con @GiuliDaga escribimos sobre cómo uno de los programas de infancia más grandes en los EEUU benefició a los participantes directos del programa y también a sus hijos. ¿Por qué esto importa para la conceptualización de políticas en #LAC? Leanlo👉 región.rb.gy/dg5srv

Iniciando nuestro seminario en el que Caterina Brest Lopez va a presentar el trabajo "Los efectos de la política fiscal en la desigualdad y en la pobreza en Argentina" 🇦🇷