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+ A new paper by Alexander Chudik, Kamiar Mohaddes, and Mehdi Raissi evaluates the macroeconomic effects of countries' discretionary fiscal actions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Link.
+ "This paper introduces a novel inequality concept called income composition inequality, which describes how the composition of income in two sources, such as capital and labor income, varies across the income distribution." By Marco Rinaldi. Link.
+ Jessica Green conducts a meta-analysis of carbon pricing studies, finding that "carbon pricing has a limited impact on emissions." Link. h/t Paul
+ "Principles of Sectoral Bargaining": a statement on sectoral bargaining plans in an environment of low worker power and fissured workplaces. By Veena Dubal, Sanjukta Paul, Marshall Steinbaum, Aaron Sojourner, Suresh Naidu, Nelson Lichenstein, and more. Link.
+ "Contrary to a popular narrative, the backlash is not associated with a large swing in public opinion against globalization but is rather a result of its politicization." Stefanie Walter on the causes and misdiagnoses of the backlash against globalization. Link.
+ Bench Ansfield on riot reinsurance and redlining following 1960s uprisings across US cities. Link.
+ "We find that spending cuts decrease government approval, especially during economic downturns, but tax increases' impact on approval remains minimal. Finally, left- and right-wing governments are equally likely to lose approval after implementing austerity." By Olivier Jacques and Lukas Haffert. Link.
+ Karn Vohra et al. on global mortality, pollution, and fossil fuels. Link.
+ A paper by Jarkko Harju, Simon Jäger, and Benjamin Schoefer on the effects of 1991 introduction of worker representation on boards in large firms (150 employees or higher) in Finland. Link.
+ "Did England work any harder during the Industrial Revolution? Marx said so, and so did E. P. Thompson, but we had no way to know. Instead of using problematic sources, more than 2,000 men and women from eighteenth-century London give evidence in this study. They appear as witnesses before the Old Bailey to answer a simple question: 'What did you do at the time of the crime?' Sometime between 1750 and 1800, Londoners began to work longer—much longer." Hans-Joachim Voth analyses testimonies from the "yellow presses" to examine and calculate working-hours in eighteenth century London. Link.
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