Partners in Crime: Schools, Neighborhoods and the Formation of Criminal...
Why do crime rates differ greatly across neighborhoods and schools? Comparing youth who were assigned to opposite sides of newly drawn school boundaries, we show that concentrating disadvantaged youth...
View ArticleUsing Lagged Outcomes to Evaluate Bias in Value-Added Models -- by Raj...
Value-added (VA) models measure the productivity of agents such as teachers or doctors based on the outcomes they produce. The utility of VA models for performance evaluation depends on the extent to...
View ArticleThe Bright Side of Patents -- by Joan Farre-Mensa, Deepak Hegde, Alexander...
Motivated by concerns that the patent system is hindering innovation, particularly for small inventors, this study investigates the bright side of patents. We examine whether patents help startups grow...
View ArticleGlobal Cycles: Capital Flows, Commodities, and Sovereign Defaults, 1815-2015...
Capital flow and commodity cycles have long been connected with economic crises. Sparse historical data, however, has made it difficult to connect their timing. We date turning points in global capital...
View ArticleThe Effects of Trade Policy -- by Pinelopi K. Goldberg, Nina Pavcnik
The last two decades have witnessed a shift in the focus of international trade research from trade policy to other forms of trade frictions (e.g., transportation, information and communication costs)....
View ArticleThe Aggregate Implications of Regional Business Cycles -- by Martin Beraja,...
We argue that it is difficult to make inferences about the drivers of aggregate business cycles using regional variation alone because (i) the local and aggregate elasticities to the same type of shock...
View ArticleFinancial Frictions and Unconventional Monetary Policy in Emerging Economies...
We analyze conventional and unconventional monetary policies in a dynamic small open-economy model with financial frictions. In the model, financial intermediaries or banks borrow from the world market...
View ArticleJapanization: Is it Endemic or Epidemic? -- by Takatoshi Ito
Japanization is defined as a combinations of the following economic conditions: (1) the actual growth rate is lower than the potential growth rate for an extended period; (2) the natural real interest...
View ArticleSupply and Demand for Discrimination: Strategic Revelation of Own...
There is a large and diverse body of evidence that people condition their behavior on the characteristics of others. If type is visible then one agent seeing another with whom they are interacting, or...
View ArticleBankruptcy and Investment: Evidence from Changes in Marital Property Laws in...
We study the impact of the introduction of a form of bankruptcy protection on household investment in the U.S. South in the 1840s, which predated modern bankruptcy laws. During this period, certain...
View ArticleETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Gathered 13.1 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets...
Despite difficult market conditions, the global ETF/ETP industry gathered net inflows of US$13.1 billion in net new assets (NNA) in January 2016, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s January 2016...
View ArticleXignite Closes $20M Series C Funding Round Led By QUICK Corp. Strategic Round...
Xignite, the leading provider of market data cloud solutions for financial institutions and financial technology companies, today announced that it has raised $20.5 million in a Series C funding round...
View ArticleCME Group Chief Financial Officer To Present At Credit Suisse Financial...
CME Group announced today that John Pietrowicz, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 17th Annual Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum, in Miami, on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at 10:15 a.m....
View ArticleMIAX Options Exchange Holiday Schedule - Presidents' Day
Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2016 in observance of Presidents' Day.
View ArticleTel-Aviv Stock Exchange: Matomy Media Group Announces Dual Listing
âMatomy Media Group Ltd. (LSE:MTMY) (“Matomy” or the “Company”), a leading provider of digital performance-based advertising, announces today that the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (“TASE”) has approved...
View ArticleBrainstorming vs. Question-Storming?
I read a terrific article by Stephanie Vozza in Fast Company this week. The article focuses on the notion of asking great questions. She argues that the best leaders ask good questions so as to...
View ArticleIntercontinental Exchange Chairman And CEO To Present At Credit Suisse...
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today that Jeffrey C. Sprecher, Chairman and CEO,...
View ArticleESMA Assesses Turkish Laws And Regulations On Prospectuses
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has reviewed Turkish legislation governing prospectus disclosure requirements and concludes that a prospectus drawn up against Turkish requirements...
View ArticleMoscow Exchange: Risk Parameters For New Securities
New bonds will be accepted to margin trading starting from February, 09 2016. From this date on, the following risk parameters will be applied:read more...
View ArticleVescore AG Goes Live With SimCorpâs Integrated Front To Back Solution
SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, announces that Vescore AG, a Swiss asset manager with USD 14bn in assets under...
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