Media Briefings

DRUG TRADE ONLINE AND ON THE STREETS: New evidence
SHORT SUPPLY OF WOMEN CANDIDATES LEADS TO GENDER-IMBALANCED CORPORATE BOARDS: New US evidence
FEWER BOOKSHOPS MEANS LOWER SALES OF BOOKS: New evidence on the substitutability between bricks-and-mortar stores and e-commerce
HOUSEHOLD PREFERENCES FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID CARS: Evidence from Switzerland
QUALITY-OF-LIFE: How migration costs magnify quality-of-life differences between regions
THE IMPACT OF GRANTING WORK PERMITS TO UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS: Evidence from Venezuelans in Colombia
MEASURING UNFAIR INEQUALITY: Reconciling equality of opportunity and freedom from poverty
HIRING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TRANSGENDER PEOPLE: Evidence from a field experiment
MARRIAGE SORTING, LABOUR SORTING AND GENDER INEQUALITY: Evidence from Germany
HOW INDUSTRY CLUSTERS EMERGE: Historical evidence that immigrants can provide an early start
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON EMIGRATION: Evidence from the Czech Republic
POPULATION GROWTH IS A NET BURDEN ON THE CLIMATE
LACK OF DIVERSITY AT THE TOP OF CORPORATE AMERICA REFLECTED IN MUTUAL FUND MANAGEMENT: Evidence of screening discrimination in financial markets
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ETHNIC MINORITIES CAN BE REDUCED BY PERSONAL CONTACT: Experimental evidence
MULTINATIONALS CAN PROMOTE EXPORTS OF THEIR HOME COUNTRY: New evidence from IKEA of products embodying national culture boosting trade
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA LEGALISATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Evidence from Colorado
NO MENTAL RETIREMENT: Evidence from Germany of active older workers willing to keep learning
GENETIC FORTUNE: Evidence on the role of luck in inequalities in education, income and health
LABOUR MARKET POLARISATION LIMITS EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN OF LOW-SKILL WORKERS: US evidence
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF AUTOMATION ON JOBS: New evidence from France
EMPLOYMENT-MAXIMISING MINIMUM WAGES: Evidence from Germany
EFFECTIVENESS OF CLIMATE POLICIES: Only a global carbon tax will reduce emissions at the scale and speed that is necessary
THE DECLINE IN LABOUR’S SHARE OF INCOME: New evidence on the important role of customer preferences
ATTITUDES TOWARDS REDISTRIBUTION OF EXPATRIATE DANES: Evidence that men are largely against, women in favour
EARLY 20TH CENTURY INTRODUCTION OF PUBLIC PENSIONS IN THE UK LOWERED ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT BUT INCREASED INCOME EQUALITY
FROM PINK-COLLAR TO LAB COAT: New evidence of the diffusion of socialist norms of gender equality
TELEVISION AND EMPLOYMENT: Evidence of the positive effect of the transition to multiple digital channels on mothers’ careers
NEGATIVE IMPACT ON GENDER EQUALITY OF DEEP-ROOTED AGRICULTURAL ANCESTRY
HOW MULTINATIONALS CIRCUMVENT ANTI-TAX AVOIDANCE REGULATIONS: Evidence from the UK worldwide debt cap
CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE: New evidence of the positive effects on financial stability
CAN GOVERNMENTS STIMULATE INNOVATION? Evidence from EU programmes
EFFECTS OF RETIREMENT ON COGNITIVE DECLINE: Evidence that reluctant retirees suffer bigger losses
MORE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN POOR COUNTRIES, LESS EMIGRATION TO THE OECD
DROUGHTS TRAP WORKERS IN AGRICULTURE AND REDUCE THE PROSPECTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH: Evidence on rainfall and structural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa
LASTING EFFECTS OF MATERNITY WARD OPENINGS ON LABOUR MARKET PERFORMANCE: Evidence from Sweden
EQUALITY IN JOINT SAVINGS BUT INEQUALITY IN INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS WITHIN FAMILIES: Evidence from the Netherlands
THE PRICE OF SILENCE: New evidence on marriage transfers and women’s attitude toward intimate partner violence
GROWING LIKE GERMANY: New evidence on the links between local public debt, local banks and low private investment
ACCESS TO INFORMATION BOOSTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE FLOWS: Evidence from the emergence of news agencies and the telegraph in the First Globalisation 1850-1914
GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERPLAY AND ALCOHOL LICENCING POLICY IN THE UK
AN INTEGRATED SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM CAN RESOLVE DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES
RAISING THE INFLATION TARGET: New estimates of how much extra room it would give central banks
MONETARY POLICY AND FERTILITY: UK evidence that lower interest rates boost birth rates
LONG-TERM CARE PROVISION CAN REDUCE HOSPITAL BED-BLOCKING: Evidence from Portugal
MONETARY POLICY AND REGIONAL INEQUALITY: New evidence
MONETARY POLICY AND THE TOP ONE PER CENT: Evidence from a century of modern economic history
THE IMPACT ON CHILDREN’S WELFARE OF DIRECTING CASH TRANSFERS TO MOTHERS: Evidence from Tanzania
PARENTAL LEAVE: Longer maternity leave increases children’s socio-emotional skills and wellbeing
THE LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HOSTING REFUGEES: Evidence from France
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LEGALISATION IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH OF SEXUAL MINORITIES: Evidence from the Netherlands
ENFRANCHISING NON-CITIZENS: Evidence from Switzerland on what drives natives’ willingness to share power
DANGERS OF ‘NUDGE’ POLICIES: Evidence from a behavioural campaign to reduce traffic accidents, which increased the number of crashes
THE BREXIT VOTE, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND UK MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENTS
EXPECTATIONS AND SALIENCE OF IMMIGRATION: Evidence from Italy on the political effects
HOSTING REFUGEES REDUCES EXTREME-RIGHT PARTIES’ ELECTORAL SUPPORT: Evidence from Italian refugee centres
STRONG FAMILY, WEAK STATE: New evidence on the long-run relationship between family ties and institutions
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN FIELD SPECIALISATION AMONG ECONOMISTS STARTING OUT
POLITICAL REPRESSION CREATES LONG-LASTING MISTRUST: Evidence from exposure to forced labour camps in the former Soviet Union
ETHNIC ROOTS OF ATTITUDES TO RISK: New evidence from nomadic cultures of the impact of ancestral lifestyles on risk-taking behaviour
QUANTIFYING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MULTILINGUALISM AND ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LINGUA FRANCA
US DRONE STRIKES ENCOURAGE TERRORISM AND INCREASE LOCAL SYMPATHY FOR TERRORISTS: Evidence from Pakistan
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF PROTESTANTISM IN EARLY MODERN FRANCE: New evidence
DEBT IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS: US evidence of indebted politicians pursuing the interests of their funders
LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF CRIME: Evidence of the impact on police behaviour
RACIAL BIAS AND IN-GROUP BIAS: Evidence from virtual reality courtrooms
GO BIG OR BUY A HOME: New evidence on US student debt, career choices and wealth accumulation
LEARNING ABOUT A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE: Evidence that experts’ opinion is influential and frequently chosen by general public
PRODUCT MARKET CONCENTRATION IN TIMES OF HIGH INEQUALITY: New analysis
DIVISION OF HOUSEWORK AMONG SPOUSES: New US evidence on traditional gender identity norms and equal sharing
NOW WE’RE TALKING: Evidence of the impact of a political face-to-face conversation on polarised attitudes
FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL CONSTRAINTS ON GREEN INVESTMENT: Evidence from nearly 12,000 firms across 27 emerging markets
GENDER DIVERSITY IN CORPORATE BOARDS: Evidence that quotas can promote equality without costs to shareholders
BEYOND BOARD QUOTAS: Evidence that gender targets at the senior level are better friends to women
INCENTIVES FOR GENERATORS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: Do British wind farms behave strategically in response to the Western Link subsea interconnector?
TAX-INDUCED MIGRATION OF TOP INCOMES: Evidence from the market for European footballers
LEADERSHIP IN SCHOLARSHIP: Evidence from the American Economic Review of editors' influence on the profession's narrative
PATIENCE, RISK-TAKING AND INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT
LARGE DEPRECIATIONS VERSUS NORMAL TIMES: Exchange-rate pass-through into UK import prices during the 2010-17 period
AUTOPSY OF ‘ZOMBIE FIRMS’ REVEALS GROWING AND RECOVERING COMPANIES: Evidence from Finland
FIRM SHOULD USE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS AND POLICIES
BUILDING NEW VOCATIONAL UNIVERSITIES BOOSTS DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL FIRMS: Evidence from Switzerland
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS AND THE QUALITY OF WHAT THEY PRODUCE: Evidence from specialisation and field distance in economics
THE COST OF DEBT OF RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY FIRMS: Evidence from loan data
ONLINE RETAIL: Evidence of firm collusion to raise prices
FOOTBALL TEAMS GET BETTER BY PLAYING AGAINST THE BEST TEAMS IN EUROPE: Evidence from economic research
THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF LOCAL SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION ON SOCIAL MOBILITY: Evidence from China
COMMENTS ARE WELCOME: Evidence that academic seminars boost research quality
FUNDING UNITS VERSUS GIVING MONEY: A strategy for charities to influence response rates
ONLINE ADVERTISING CAN BOOST CHARITABLE DONATIONS: Experimental evidence