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    Ling Zhong
    … in the US. Her job market paper investigates how rural-to-urban migration opportunities in China affect the behavior and welfare of three-generational rural households, and how policies targeting migrant households change their welfare. Her work with Joseph Altonji examines the labor …
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    Personalized Pricing Complicates Anti Discrimination Efforts
    … more likely to be excluded. “Although anti-discrimination regulations may strictly benefit consumers from both groups, … they do not necessarily favor the disadvantaged group the regulations are designed to protect. In some cases, the …
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    The Welfare Effects of Encouraging Rural–Urban Migration
    … migration with experimental data to shed new light on the welfare and productivity benefits of migration subsidies in … possible solution by subsidizing migration from rural to urban areas. They found that subsidizing migration led to … than unconditional cash transfers at improving the welfare of the poorest, and both are significantly more …
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    Yale economist examines cost and value of higher ed
    … it.” A summer internship in Washington, D.C., studying welfare reform persuaded him to pursue a Ph.D. in economics, … of economics at the University of Chicago, exploring the costs and net returns of different college majors. The … it.” A summer internship in Washington, D.C., studying welfare reform persuaded him to pursue a Ph.D. in economics, …
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    Congratulations to the Economics PhD Class of 2022!
    … co-habitation affect household formation, individual’s welfare, and child human capital. In the Summer of 2022, … will work as an economist in the Research, Markets, and Regulations Division of the Consumer Financial Protection … Luca Perdoni Luca’s research interests include Labor and Urban Economics, and his current research investigates …
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    Three Cowles Lunch Talks in April
    … The talk will explore the gap in productivity between urban and rural areas, while also addressing how seasonal … allocated within those countries? Could you generate welfare gains by relocating people from unproductive rural … research: " Geography, Transportation and Endogenous Trade Costs ," 2020, with Giulia Brancaccio and Theodore …
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    Economist’s data-driven analysis sheds light on environmental questions
    … to obtain extensive data on water pollution and the regulations of the Clean Water Act.” Shapiro and his … in housing values near treated rivers was smaller than the costs of the abatement grants. A key policy takeaway is that … in housing values near treated rivers was smaller than the costs of the abatement grants. A key policy takeaway is that …
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    Cody Cook
    … Cody Cook is a public economist with research interests in urban and labor economics. In his research, he uses … topics such as affordable housing, congestion pricing, and urban inequality. Cody was a postdoctoral fellow at the … Cody Cook is a public economist with research interests in urban and labor economics. In his research, he uses …
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    Yale’s William Nordhaus wins 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
    … He returned to Mesopotamian economics with a study of the costs of the U.S. war in Iraq, published in 2002 before the … has authored many books, among them “Invention, Growth and Welfare, Is Growth Obsolete?”; “The Efficient Use of Energy … has authored many books, among them “Invention, Growth and Welfare, Is Growth Obsolete?”; “The Efficient Use of Energy …
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    William Nordhaus
    … the author of many books, among them Invention, Growth and Welfare ; Is Growth Obsolete? ; The Efficient Use of Energy … with a study, published in 2002 before the war, of the costs of the U.S. war in Iraq, projecting a cost as high as … the author of many books, among them Invention, Growth and Welfare ; Is Growth Obsolete? ; The Efficient Use of Energy …
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    Regulating Privacy Policies On Digital Platforms
    Regulating Privacy Policies On Digital Platforms … Michele Bisceglia … Alessandro Bonatti … Fiona Scott Morton … Regulating Privacy Policies On Digital …
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