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Abstract. This article estimates that the macroeconomic damages from climate change are an order of magnitude larger than previously thought. Exploiting na

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Many applied microeconomics papers conclude with a back-of-the-envelope calculation that scales their cross-sectional estimates to the aggregate level. These types of aggregate estimates are only vali...

Equitable Growth has awarded funding to seven early career scholars seeking to better understand the effects of economic inequality in the United States.

(Forthcoming Article) - Wage rigidity is an important explanation for unemployment fluctuations. In benchmark models wages for new hires are key, but there is limited evidence on this margin. We use w...

Oil declined for a third day as US stockpiles gained and OPEC+ members discussed another super-sized production increase for July, just as demand faces headwinds from the US-led trade war.