How German Family Policies Balanced Birth Rates and Economic Welfare
Hanna Wang explains how Germany’s child-related policies successfully balanced two goals: boosting birth rates and maximizing economic welfare for families.
Topic Archive: Economic Welfare
Local Carbon Tax Rebates Expand Local Economies and Improve Global Welfare
Bruno Conte, Klaus Desmet, and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg study how unilateral carbon taxes interact with the forces that shape the economic geography of the world.
The Great Gatsby Curve and the Carnegie Effect
Jaime Alonso-Carrera, Jordi Caballé and Xavier Raurich study the relationship between inequality and social mobility of people born into families with different levels of income.
Video: Rural Structural Transformation in Developing Countries (ERC Grant)
Andre Groeger combines panel data and geospatial data from Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia with quantitative theoretical models to answer crucial questions about poverty reduction in rural areas.
