The Effect of National Radio on Financial Behavior
By Smeet Butala, University of Maryland
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This paper examines the effects of increasing national coverage of All India Radio on financial inclusion during the early 2000s. Specifically, the dependent variable is bank account ownership and the explanatory variable of interest is subdistrict-level radio coverage. Continue reading The Effect of National Radio on Financial Behavior
BLOG: One Solution to Two Problems: Solving Federal Debt and the Climate Problem through a Human-Oriented Carbon Tax
By Shreyansh Budhia, The George Washington University
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Carbon taxes, or the taxation of greenhouse gas emissions, have been touted as a solution to rein in both climate change and the ballooning U.S. national debt. Carbon tax proposals also maintain many free market principles and have found support even among some fiscal conservatives. Continue reading BLOG: One Solution to Two Problems: Solving Federal Debt and the Climate Problem through a Human-Oriented Carbon Tax
BLOG: Three Gap Analysis of Macroeconomic Consistency: A Case Study of the Ecuadorian Economy
By Juan Andres Mesias, The George Washington University
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This paper studies the macroeconomic consistency of the Ecuadorian economy from 2007- 2016. Initially, the paper develops a Three-Gap Model to carry out a basic consistency check on all three macroeconomic accounts, public, private and current accounts. Continue reading BLOG: Three Gap Analysis of Macroeconomic Consistency: A Case Study of the Ecuadorian Economy
BLOG: Northern Rock: The Forgotten Harbinger of the Global Financial Crisis
By Bishoy Megalla, Yale University
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During the early days of 2007, Northern Rock stood as the fifth-largest bank in the United Kingdom by mortgage assets; with £113.5 billion in assets, the bank had grown tremendously from its origins in the twentieth century as a simple building society. Continue reading BLOG: Northern Rock: The Forgotten Harbinger of the Global Financial Crisis
BLOG: How Price and Non-Price Incentives Affect California Water Demand
By Christopher Deranian, University of Maryland, College Park
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Over the past two decades, drought conditions in California have repeatedly threatened freshwater security in the state. Since Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in 2014, a variety of policies have been enacted to promote water conservation. Continue reading BLOG: How Price and Non-Price Incentives Affect California Water Demand
BLOG: Hebei Province Economic Reforms as a Case Study for China’s Policy Perspective
By Madison Smith, Yale University
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The goal of this paper is to highlight the importance of China implementing economic reforms in order to avoid a sustained slowdown following decades of substantial GDP growth. Continue reading BLOG: Hebei Province Economic Reforms as a Case Study for China’s Policy Perspective
The Efficacy of State-Level PrEP Access Programs: A Tale of Two States
By Noah Zwiefel, Macalester College
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reinvents what we know about HIV prevention by nearly eliminating the risk that an individual will seroconvert after exposure to HIV. Uptake, however, has been slow in many areas where it would be most beneficial. Continue reading The Efficacy of State-Level PrEP Access Programs: A Tale of Two States
Does Protest Turnout Affect Regulatory Policy?: Anti-Nuclear Energy Protests During the 1970s-90s
By James Sanders, Christopher Dann, Irene Kyoung, Rafae Qazi, Jintao Zhu, and Yihan Zhu, London School of Economics and Bowdoin College
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Our research aims to quantify the impact of protest turnout on legislative change. Specifically, we formulate a two-period model to explain the behaviour of legislators when faced with a variety of protest turnouts and preferences of the median voter. Continue reading Does Protest Turnout Affect Regulatory Policy?: Anti-Nuclear Energy Protests During the 1970s-90s
Regional Approaches to Combating the United States’ Opioid Epidemic
By Spencer Papay, Columbia University
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This paper investigates the relationship between federally-funded community health centers and opioid overdoses across America’s distinct geographic regions. Continue reading Regional Approaches to Combating the United States’ Opioid Epidemic
