This paper presents and develops a quantitative method of literature reviewing and
evaluating empirical research, meta-regression analysis or MRA. Economics is theory …

The possibility that movements in prices could be due to the self-fulfilling prophecies of
market participants has long intrigued observers of free markets. This paper surveys the …

The 2020 CARES Act directed large cash payments to households. We analyze households'
spending responses using data from a Fintech nonprofit, exploring heterogeneity by income …

Adair Turner became chairman of Britain's Financial Services Authority just as the global
financial crisis struck in 2008, and he played a leading role in redesigning global financial …

We study how unexpected changes in uncertainty about fiscal policy affect economic activity.
First, we estimate tax and spending processes for the United States with time-varying …

This paper examines how normative reasoning was applied to empirical applications of
different indicator options in order to revise the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) …

Abstract Last New Year's day, after a long evening of rooting the right team to victory in the
Orange Bowl, I was lucky enough to win 300inacollegefootballbettingpool.Ithenturnedtotheimportantmatterofsplurgingt …

Snowdon and Vane s book is extremely welcome. Indeed the authors examine, compare,
and evaluate the evolution of the major rival stories comprising contemporary …

The global financial crisis triggered severe shocks for developing countries, whose embrace
of greater commercial and financial openness has increased their exposure to external …

We evaluate the effects of the 2009 Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) that
provided intermediaries with sizable financial incentives to renegotiate mortgages. HAMP …