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The Long Run Effects of De Jure Discrimination in the Credit Market: How Redlining Increased Crime
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-10-10)
Today in the United States, the welfare costs of crime are disproportionately borne by individuals living in predominately Black or Hispanic neighborhoods. Is there a historical cause behind these inequalities in crime? ...
The Effect of Own-Gender Juries on Conviction Rates
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2018-07-11)
The right to an impartial jury is the cornerstone of the U.S. justice system and is enshrined in the Bill of Rights, but are these juries truly impartial, or do they favor defendants who are similar to themselves? In PERC ...
Disbursing Emergency Relief Through Utilities: Evidence from Ghana
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-09-30)
The first warnings from health officials of an oncoming wave of infections began in late 2019. As the Covid-19 public health crisis rapidly spread, it was often followed by deep economic downturns that disproportionately ...
Household Debt Overhang and Transmission of Monetary Policy
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2018-10-09)
During past recessions like the Great Recession, policy makers sought to boost the economy through fiscal and monetary policy changes. Taking into account the economy’s slow recovery, how effective were the monetary ...