New working paper, 'Homelessness and the Persistence of Deprivation: Income, Employment, and Safety Net Participation,' by Bruce Meyer (Harris Policy), Angela Wyse, Gillian Meyer, Alexa Grunwaldt, and Derek Wu. ow.ly/Okuy50Rkrvu

NEW: In this episode of The Pie, Evan Rose (@uchi_economics) discusses results from his recent experiment to measure discrimination among the largest employers in the United States. Listen to the findings here: ow.ly/Z8Mw50RhfZQ

At #StiglerAntitrust24 , Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter reflected on the legacy of our conference (co-organized by Zingales, Guy Rolnik, and Filippo Lancieri) and how it has evolved alongside the evolution of the field and profession of #antitrust itself.

Policies that reduce economic desperation, such as job programs & transfers, reduce property crime & hence, overall crime. They have little, if any, systematic effect on violent crime, however.

Jens Ludwig (Harris Policy) & Kevin Schnepel

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ICYMI: Policies that reduce economic desperation reduce property crime (and hence overall crime rates) but have little effect on violent crime. New research brief from Jens Ludwig (Harris Policy) and Kevin Schnepel. ow.ly/1HQg50RjcAu

Miss this week's BFI newsletter? Recap on the most recent research, events, and more here: ow.ly/gTwx50RjtfB

Firms do not typically update their discount rates when inflation expectations change. As a result, expected inflation raises real investment by lowering the real required return to capital.

Chicago Booth's Kilian Huber, Niels J. Gormsen, & Masao Fukui

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.Milena Almagro (@ChicagoBooth) presented her research “Optimal Urban Transportation Policy: Evidence from Chicago” at today’s BFI Student Lunch Series. ow.ly/6W7050RjkxR

Policies that reduce economic desperation reduce property crime (and hence overall crime rates) but have little effect on violent crime. New research brief from Jens Ludwig (Harris Policy) and Kevin Schnepel. ow.ly/1HQg50RjcAu

Using data on night-time lights captured by satellites, Harris Policy's Luis Martínez shows that autocracies overstate yearly GDP growth by as much as 35%.

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A new growth model from Benny Kleinman, Ernest Liu, Stephen Redding, & Motohiro Yogo offers insights into how countries respond to changes in trade and investment frictions, & can be applied to the economic “decoupling” between China and the United States.

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Startups backed by venture capitalists (vs. banks) have more promising growth & innovation prospects than other startups.

UChicago Economics' Ufuk Akcigit, Emin Dinlersoz, Jeremy Greenwood, & Veronika Penciakova.

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In Chicago, welfare would be increased by charging ~$0 for public transit, increasing the frequency of trains & lowering the frequency of buses.

@Chicagobooth's Milena Almagro, Felipe Barbieri, Nathaniel Hickok, Tobias Salz, & Juan Camilo Castillo:

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Teachers have important effects on whether students face arrest, conviction, & incarceration later in life that correlate W/ impacts on suspensions & attendance, not test scores.

Evan Rose (@uchi_economics), Jonathan T. Schellenberg, & Yotam ShemTov.

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A police training designed to improve decision-making leads to 23% fewer uses of force & discretionary arrests & 11% fewer arrests of Black civilians.

From Harris Policy's Oeindrila Dube, Anuj K. Shah, & Sandy Jo MacArthur

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Startups backed by venture capitalists (vs. banks) have more promising growth & innovation prospects than other startups.

UChicago Economics' Ufuk Akcigit, Emin Dinlersoz, Jeremy Greenwood, & Veronika Penciakova.

ow.ly/TUOG50R2iMo

ICYMI: In this episode of The Pie, Evan Rose (@uchi_economics) discusses results from his recent experiment to measure discrimination among the largest employers in the United States. Listen to the findings here: ow.ly/Z8Mw50RhfZQ

Firms often keep their nominal discount rates constant even in the face of changing inflation expectations. ⬆️ in expected inflation therefore ⬇️ firms’ real discount rates and ⬆️ real investment. Masao Fukui, Niels Gormsen & Kilian Huber (Chicago Booth) ow.ly/Bbmc50RhxHJ

NEW: In this episode of The Pie, Evan Rose (@uchi_economics) discusses results from his recent experiment to measure discrimination among the largest employers in the United States. Listen to the findings here: ow.ly/Z8Mw50RhfZQ

Certain firms are 24% less likely, on average, to call back Black job applicants compared to white job applicants. See who they are in our new interactive:

Research from @uchi_economics' Evan Rose, Patrick Kline, & Christopher R. Walters

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