Misreporting Trade: Tariff Evasion, Corruption, and Auditing Standards -- by...
In official international trade statistics, annual commerce between every pair of countries is reported twice: once by the importing country and once by the exporter. These double reports provide an...
View ArticleSovereign Debt Portfolios, Bond Risks, and the Credibility of Monetary Policy...
Nominal debt provides consumption-smoothing benefits if it can be inflated away during recessions. However, we document empirically that countries with more countercyclical inflation, where nominal...
View ArticleMigration Responses to Conflict: Evidence from the Border of the American...
The American Civil War fractured communities in border states where families who would eventually support the Union or the Confederacy lived together prior to the conflict. We study the subsequent...
View ArticleThe U.S. Economy in WWII as a Model for Coping with Climate Change -- by Hugh...
During World War II the United States rapidly transformed its economy to cope with a wide range of scarcities, such as shortfalls in the amounts of ocean shipping, aluminum, rubber, and other raw...
View ArticleThe Efficiency of Race-Neutral Alternatives to Race-Based Affirmative Action:...
Several public K-12 and university systems have recently shifted from race-based affirmative action plans to race-neutral alternatives. This paper explores the degree to which race-neutral alternatives...
View ArticleElectoral reciprocity in programmatic redistribution: Experimental Evidence...
We analyzed two conditional cash transfers experiments that preceded Honduran presidential elections in 2001 and 2013. In the first, smaller transfers had no effects on voter turnout or incumbent vote...
View ArticleHow Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions? -- by Paul Gompers, William...
We survey 889 institutional venture capitalists (VCs) at 681 firms to learn how they make decisions across eight areas: deal sourcing; investment selection; valuation; deal structure; post investment...
View ArticleLove, Money, and Parental Goods: Does Parental Matchmaking Matter? -- by Fali...
While parental matchmaking has been widespread throughout history and across countries, we know little about the relationship between parental matchmaking and marriage outcomes. Does parental...
View ArticleSocial Experiments in the Labor Market -- by Jesse Rothstein, Till von Wachter
Large-scale social experiments were pioneered in labor economics, and are the basis for much of what we know about topics ranging from the effect of job training to incentives for job search to labor...
View ArticleBuying Reputation as a Signal of Quality: Evidence from an Online Marketplace...
Reputation is critical to foster trust in online marketplaces, yet leaving feedback is a public good that can be under-provided unless buyers are rewarded for it. Signaling theory implies that only...
View ArticleA Lesson from the Great Depression that the Fed Might have Learned: A...
We examine the first QE program through the lens of an open-market operation under taken by the Federal Reserve in 1932, at the height of the Great Depression. This program entailed large purchases of...
View ArticleECC To Introduce Direct Clearing Participant Membership For Spot Markets
European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) has introduced a new membership model - the Direct Clearing Participant Model (DCPM).read more...
View ArticleBorsa Italiana Monthly Update August 2016
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View ArticleEuronext Announces Volumes For August 2016
Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for August 2016.read more...
View ArticleMoscow Exchange: Decreasing The Lot Sizes Of Futures Contracts On Silver And...
The size of Silver Futures (SILV) and Palladium Futures (PLD) will be decreased by 10 times since 19th of September 2016. Corresponding decrease of tick value will occur. Tick value of Futures-Style...
View ArticleUniversity Of Sri Jayawardenapura, Colombo, Joins CISI’s Worldwide...
The University of Sri Jayawardenapura (USJP), one of Sri Lanka’s largest state owned universities, has confirmed a partnership deal with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)...
View ArticleIntercontinental Exchange Reports ICE & NYSE August 2016 Statistics
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today reported August 2016 trading volume and related...
View ArticleMoscow Exchange Indices Monthly Review: August 2016
In August, Moscow Exchange"s Indices reflected the positive trend on the Russian stock market. The MICEX Index was up 1.39% to 1,971.59 (from 1,944.62 on 29 July), while the dollar-denominated RTS...
View ArticleJonesTrading Names Andrew Volz As Head Of Prime Services
JonesTrading Institutional Services, LLC (“JonesTrading”) announced today that Andrew Volz has joined the firm in New York as a Managing Director, Head of Prime Services. In this role, Volz is...
View ArticleOpus Appoints CEO - Leading SaaS Compliance Platform Appoints Emanuele Conti...
Opus Global (“Opus”), the leading provider of SaaS-based compliance solutions, announced today the appointment of Emanuele “Manny” Conti as Chief Executive Officer. Conti brings more than 20 years of...
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