There has been a lot of news over the last two years, so it is understandable that neither the mass media nor the legal academy has focused on what is happening

Junior Economic History Conference

Technological and economic shifts are eroding the graduate premium

Research shows firms are branded as beauty and convenience but apparently operate in money-laundering and terrorist financing sectors Up to £464m has “moved through” more than 3,000 UK shell companies branded as beauty and convenience stores but apparently operating in the money-laundering and terrorist financing sectors, a new analysis sets out. The companies – listed as hairdressers, barber shops and salons, on the one hand, or mini-marts and corner shops on the other – show “remarkably similar lifespans” of about six months despite their seemingly different purposes. Continue reading...

ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management is hosting the 82nd Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF), one of the world's most prestigious gatherings in the field ...

A is for Auto Dealer, B is for Beverage Distributor, C is for Contractor

Across Pennsylvania, fruit growers are facing catastrophic losses after repeated swings between warm spring temperatures and hard freezes damaged crops already pushed into bloom. As growers assess the...

This talk provides new global evidence on the evolution, distribution, and measurement of capital income.

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

WASHINGTON – New legislation from Sen. Patty Murray targets a legal loophole that lets the wealthiest Americans avoid paying taxes on money they pass down to their heirs, at a time when wealth inequal...

The benefits of subsidizing subterfuge

The Peterson Institute for International Economics hosts a timely briefing on industrial policy for development in the 21st century, drawing on a new World Bank report that examines the resurgence of ...

Since the 1970s, productivity in the housing sector has steadily declined. The way forward requires combining continued land-use reform with a light-touch industrial policy for factory-built housing. ...

Harvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise. Starting this season, players’ average salary will top $580,000.

How provisions designed for Main Street increasingly benefit its wealthiest owners