Refugee inflows to Turkey reduced employment among Turkish women (but not men) and also alleviated domestic abuse, which the authors figure might be caused by incentives to extract rents from wives with their own income through violence: aeaweb.org/conference/202… 
A meta-analysis of studies on the effects of financial education for young adults shows positive outcomes on knowledge and behavior -- but they're really small. aeaweb.org/conference/202…
One way of quantifying white privilege using a willingness-to-pay framework: For the average white person, it would be worth $40,000 per year to avoid the disparities in income and health experienced by the average black person. aeaweb.org/conference/202…
Oh god I'm still only on Friday morning.
Well, nobody will answer my emails today anyway and this is nominally a story-prospecting exercise, so carrying on ....
Well, nobody will answer my emails today anyway and this is nominally a story-prospecting exercise, so carrying on ....
Workers are most interested in forms of organization -- like labor presence on corporate boards and the provision of social welfare benefits -- that aren't currently supported by US law: aeaweb.org/conference/202…
Women are more likely to purchase products made by companies founded and financed by women, possibly because female entrepreneurs are more in tune with what women want: aeaweb.org/conference/202…
In recent history -- i.e. before Trump's trade war -- 75% of U.S. tariffs fell on apparel. 66% of those fell on women's clothing. Tariffs are a regressive pink tax: aeaweb.org/conference/202…
A pair of studies showing the enduring effects of educational interventions in 1) Norway, where a 1935 school reform helped birth social democracy, and 2) Rural southern schools for black children in the 1920s-Those students' kids continue to benefit today aeaweb.org/conference/202…
When physicians have to spend more time billing in order to make sure that private insurers pay for higher-value procedures, they're less likely to treat low-margin Medicaid patients: aeaweb.org/conference/202…
Send your thoughts but hold the prayers: "On net, our framework suggests prayers crowd out donations to natural disaster victims, while thoughts do not." aeaweb.org/conference/202…
In places where Hurricane Sandy depressed housing prices, black and hispanic people were more likely to come in and buy homes (which is good from a homeownership access standpoint but terrifying when you consider they're likely to flood again) aeaweb.org/conference/202…
A consumption tax on cars with large engines in China significantly reduced emissions, especially of carbon monoxide and particulate matter: aeaweb.org/conference/202…
Add this to the cost of the War on Terror: Post-9/11 soldiers were exposed to a host of risk factors for opioid addiction, resulting in an overdose rate for veterans that's double the national average and costing billions of dollars a year for treatment aeaweb.org/conference/202…
On the county level, a higher rate of opioid abuse leads to greater frequency of auto loan defaults, illustrating a link between these two unfolding crises: aeaweb.org/conference/202…
In Russia, social media fuels hate crimes, especially in places with already-elevated levels of nationalist sentiment and among young people: aeaweb.org/conference/202…
Corporate social responsibility is a smoke screen, part CXVII: Banks that advertise their CSR attract more mortgage applications from women and minorities, but actually offer lower deposit rates, charge higher loan rates, and limit lending in poor areas. aeaweb.org/conference/202…
The silver lining of forced migration: Poles uprooted after WWII have higher educational attainment than those who stayed put, probably because they invested in human capital rather than material possessions. aeaweb.org/conference/202…
How trade policy affects homicides: The fall of tariffs after WWII, and the rebirth of West German's manufacturing industry, prompted a surge in handgun imports to the U.S. that reached 100K/month in the 1960s, increasing both gun homicides and suicides. aeaweb.org/conference/202…
Since mandatory waiting periods for abortions are now common and therefore harder to avoid, a relatively recent one imposed by Tennessee in 2015 increased the share of abortions that happen in the 3rd trimester, which are riskier for women: aeaweb.org/conference/202…
Unions are good for women: In the wake of the elimination of public sector collective bargaining by Act 10 in Wisconsin, which allowed principals to set individual salaries, female teachers' earnings declined 2% relative to their male colleagues. aeaweb.org/conference/202…
Local anti-discrimination laws boosted labor force participation among gay men (who have lower employment rates than straight men) and *decreased* participation among lesbians (who work more than straight women), possibly driven by increased child-having: aeaweb.org/conference/202…
Firms that donate to influential Senators and Representatives are less likely to face EPA enforcement actions and receive lower fines when they do: aeaweb.org/conference/202…
