Zero Carbon Action Plan
The Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP) will serve as a roadmap for the U.S. based on the latest modeling, research and understanding of decarbonizing six key sectors (power, transport, industry,…
Pledges and progress: Steps toward greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the 100 largest cities across the United States
The COVID-19 crisis has precipitated the largest decline of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on record. Those massive current declines are likely temporary, but they raise important questions about the…
Poverty and Economic Dislocation Reduce Compliance with COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Protocols
Shelter-in-place ordinances were the first wide-spread policy measures aimed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Compliance with shelter-in-place directives is individually costly and requires behavioral changes across diverse sub-populations. Leveraging…
The Origins and Dynamics of Export Superstars
Export superstars are important for export growth and diversification and are typically born large. Firm-level data on manufacturing trade from 32 developing countries show that the top five exporters account…
After COVID-19, green investment must deliver jobs to get political traction
The most precipitous contraction of the global economy in a century has seen carbon emissions plummet. By the end of this year, emissions are likely to be 8% less than…
Dust pollution from the Sahara and African infant mortality
Estimation of pollution impacts on health is critical for guiding policy to improve health outcomes. Estimation is challenging, however, because economic activity can worsen pollution but also independently improve health…
Dangerously Divided: How Race and Class Shape Winning and Losing in American Politics
As America has become more racially diverse and economic inequality has increased, American politics has also become more clearly divided by race and less clearly divided by class. In this…
How Officeholder Gender Shapes the Political Engagement of Constituents: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Tunisia
Does officeholder gender affect citizens' political engagement? This paper answers that question using evidence from a nationally-representative experiment in Tunisia. It finds that people were significantly more likely to want…
Estimating Earnings Adjustment Frictions: Method and Evidence from the Earnings Test
We introduce a method for estimating the cost of adjusting earnings, as well as the earnings elasticity. In the context of the Social Security Earnings Test, our results demonstrate that…
Avoiding Pitfalls in China’s Electricity Sector Reforms
This paper finds that while market efforts are likely to achieve efficiency gains with respect to the planned system, they may fall short of crucial functions of a market, such…
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