Do natural resources benefit producer economies, or is there a “Natural Resource Curse”,
perhaps as the crowd-out of manufacturing productivity spillovers reduces long-term …

We analyze the economic impact of the German high-speed rail (HSR) connecting Cologne
and Frankfurt, which provides plausibly exogenous variation in access to surrounding …

We spend a lot of time arguing about how schools might be improved. But we rarely take a
step back to ask what we as a society should be looking for from education—what exactly …

We exploit a policy‐induced exogenous surge in China's college‐educated workforce that
started in 2003 to identify the impact of human capital on productivity. Using a difference‐in …

We investigate how the largest use of time—sleep—affects productivity. Time use data from
the United States allow us to test a model in which sleep improves productivity. Consistent …

This paper investigates the effect of immigration on innovation in Italy, a country
characterized by prevalently unskilled immigration. After addressing the potential …

This study investigates the effect of political promotion incentives on the labor investment
efficiency of firms by focusing on human capital misallocation. We show that 1) promotion …

Prior research emphasizes the centrality of audit offices in understanding auditing practices,
and documents significant interoffice variation in audit outcomes based on industry expertise …

We estimate the impact of education on productivity, wage costs and productivity-wage gaps
(ie profits) using Belgian linked panel data. Findings highlight that educational credentials …

Like American politics, the academic debate over justice is polarized, with almost all theories
of justice falling within one of two traditions: egalitarianism and libertarianism. This book …