This work attempts to synthetize existing research about the impact of Covid-19 school
closure on student achievement. It extends previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses …

Systematic reviews should be reported completely and accurately so that users can interpret
and appraise the review findings appropriately. In this commentary, we describe key …

“Scientists have known for centuries that a single study will not resolve a major issue.
Indeed, a small sample study will not even resolve a minor issue. Thus, the foundation of …

Notwithstanding the improved integration of various minority groups in the workforce,
unequal treatment in hiring still hinders many individuals' access to the labour market. To …

Expatriate workers' remittances represent an important source of financing for low-and
middle-income countries. No consensus, however, has yet emerged regarding the effect of …

The empirical literature on the impact of corporate taxes on economic growth reaches
ambiguous conclusions: corporate tax cuts increase, reduce, or do not significantly affect …

Meta-analyses summarize a field's research base and are therefore highly influential.
Despite their value, the standards for an excellent meta-analysis, one that is potentially …

While the effect of higher public debt levels on economic growth has received much
attention, the literature partly points to contradictory results. This paper applies meta …

We show that the large elasticity of substitution between capital and labor estimated in the
literature on average, 0.9, can be explained by three issues: publication bias, use of cross …

A key parameter in international economics is the elasticity of substitution between domestic
and foreign goods, also called the Armington elasticity. Yet estimates vary widely. We collect …