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April 28, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 259
Crimes against Morality: Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work
Understanding the impacts of criminalization (or decriminalization) on sex markets in lower-income countries is arguably even more important than in higher-income countries.
By Lisa Cameron, Jennifer Seager, and Manisha Shah
April 21, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 258
Do Employees Benefit from Worker Representation on Corporate Boards?
Our research contributes to an emerging empirical literature that tries to understand whether, to what extent, and why, employees benefit from worker representation on corporate boards.
By Christine Blandhol, Magne Mogstad, Peter Nilsson, & Ola L. Vestad
March 31, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 257
An Executive Order Worth $100 Billion: The Impact of an Immigration Ban’s Announcement on Fortune 500 Firms’ Valuation
Unlike immigrant visas, which grant individuals permanent residency in the United States and are primarily granted for purposes of family reunification, nonimmigrant visas are primarily granted in response to demand from firms and are both employment-based and temporary.
By Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Britta Glennon
March 24, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 256
Can Behavioral Interventions Be Too Salient? Evidence from Traffic Safety Messages
There is growing interest among academics and policymakers in using behavioral interventions as a low-cost and easy-to-implement way of encouraging socially desirable behaviors.
By Jonathan D. Hall and Joshua Madsen
March 17, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 255
The Federal Effort to Desegregate Southern Hospitals and the Black-White Infant Mortality Gap
The federal campaign to desegregate Southern hospitals has been described as a “powerful force for equal treatment” and “among the most important civil rights achievements in U.S. history,” yet, with one prominent exception, its effects on black health are woefully understudied.
By D. Mark Anderson, Kerwin Kofi Charles, and Daniel I. Rees
March 10, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 254
For Love and Money? Earnings and Marriage among Same-Sex Couples
While the impact of marriage has been widely studied among heterosexual individuals, little research has investigated the impact of being married on the economic outcomes of gay men and lesbian women.
By Michael E. Martell and Peyton Nash
March 3, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 253
Internal Deadlines, Drug Approvals, and Safety Problems
Our research documents a global surge in drug approvals preceding informal deadlines.
By Lauren Cohen, Umit Gurun, and Danielle Li
February 24, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 252
How Would Medicare for All Affect Health System Capacity? Evidence from Medicare for Some
By Jeffrey Clemens, Joshua D. Gottlieb, and Jeffrey Hicks
February 17, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 251
Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice Outcomes: Lessons from California’s Recent Reforms
By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, and Steven Raphael
February 10, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 250
Does Education Matter? Tests from Extensions of Compulsory Schooling in England and Wales
There has been clamor and dismay at the expected future economic and social costs for children affected by school closures from COVID-19.
By Gregory Clark and Neil Cummins
February 3, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 249
Automation and the Fate of Young Workers: Evidence from Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century
Local economies can adjust to automation shocks over relatively short horizons and continue to absorb the steady stream of young workers entering the labor market.
By James Feigenbaum and Daniel P. Gross
January 27, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

Corporate Taxation and the Distribution of Income
The incidence of the corporate income tax is an important and complex subject—and a timely one, too, with recent reforms such as the 2017 U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act making significant changes to corporate taxation.
By James R. Hines, Jr.
January 20, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 247
Heterogeneous Effects of State Enterprise-Zone Programs in the Shorter Run and Longer Run
By David Neumark and Timothy Young
January 13, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 246
Buying Lottery Tickets for Foreign Workers: Search-Cost Externalities Induced by H-1B Policy
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to argued in its 2017 summary on the economic effects of immigration that “the prospects for long‐run economic growth in the United States would be considerably dimmed without the contributions of high‐skilled immigrants.”
By Rishi Sharma and Chad Sparber
January 6, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 245
Property Rights without Transfer Rights: A Study of Indian Land Allotment
By Christian Dippel, Dustin Frye, and Bryan Leonard

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Research Briefs in Economic Policy

Crimes against Morality: Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work

Do Employees Benefit from Worker Representation on Corporate Boards?

An Executive Order Worth $100 Billion: The Impact of an Immigration Ban’s Announcement on Fortune 500 Firms’ Valuation

Can Behavioral Interventions Be Too Salient? Evidence from Traffic Safety Messages

The Federal Effort to Desegregate Southern Hospitals and the Black-White Infant Mortality Gap

For Love and Money? Earnings and Marriage among Same-Sex Couples

Internal Deadlines, Drug Approvals, and Safety Problems

How Would Medicare for All Affect Health System Capacity? Evidence from Medicare for Some

Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice Outcomes: Lessons from California’s Recent Reforms

Does Education Matter? Tests from Extensions of Compulsory Schooling in England and Wales

Automation and the Fate of Young Workers: Evidence from Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century

Corporate Taxation and the Distribution of Income

Heterogeneous Effects of State Enterprise-Zone Programs in the Shorter Run and Longer Run

Buying Lottery Tickets for Foreign Workers: Search-Cost Externalities Induced by H-1B Policy

Property Rights without Transfer Rights: A Study of Indian Land Allotment