I attended the NBER EFG (economic fluctuations and growth) meeting a few weeks ago, and saw a very nice paper by Rabah Arezki, Valerie Ramey, and Liugang Sheng, "News Shocks in Open Economies: Evidence from Giant Oil Discoveries" (There were a lot of nice papers, but this one is more bloggable.)
It wasn’t supposed to turn out this way—at least not according to the pollsters, Israeli progressives, and certain Democrats who offer political advice to the White House.
"Putnam's goal is to reveal the consequences of inequality on kids. This unfairness is rooted in various, interrelated trends: family instability, community dysfunction and the collapse of the blue-collar economy."
The human liver is a remarkable, and essential, organ. Its main jobs are to filter and detoxify the blood coming from the digestive tract; to create and secrete bile, which is needed to digest fats; and to synthesize a variety of proteins critical to blood clotting and other metabolic functions.
Hoover fellow Ed Lazear discusses the potential impact of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve as the bank readies its latest statement to be released later today.
Jessica Stern, a member of Hoover's National Security & Law Task Force, discusses how and why the Islamic State is finding avid converts among the West’s middle class.
A prominent Republican wrote an op-ed last week saying it looks like climate change is a reality, but even if we’re not sure we should fund government research on clean energy and impose a carbon tax, just in case.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke with USC Athletic Director Pat Haden on the state of governance in college sports at Town & Gown on Monday evening.
Many people believe that Social Security will be bankrupt by the time they retire. In fact, a recent survey conducted by Bankrate found that nearly a quarter of Americans expect to receive no benefits from Social Security..
