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The Vicious Circle of Blackouts and Revenue Collection in Developing Economies: Evidence from Ghana
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-02-05)
As reliable electricity is needed to form and sustain successful businesses, power is critically important for economic growth, especially for developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. In urban areas where most residences ...
Inter-Jurisdiction Migration and the Fiscal Policies of Local Governments
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-06-28)
The relationship between migration and the economy is of great interest to researchers, especially where migration and local government fiscal policy intersect. In order to attract immigrants or retain current residents, ...
Monetary Policy Uncertainty: A Tale of Two Tails
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-02-05)
Over the past two decades, expectations about the future of monetary policy has become a useful agent used by households and firms as they make spending and investment decisions. As central banks worldwide recognize the ...
Schools, Neighborhoods, and the Long-Run Effect of Crime-Prone Peers
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-10-10)
Although it is well known that childhood peers affect future outcomes, little is known about the effects of different neighborhood factors. In working paper 1909, PERC’s Rex Grey Professor Mark Hoekstra and coauthor ...
Am I the Big Fish? The Effects of Ordinal Rank on Student Academic Performance in Middle School
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-06-28)
The idea that through perseverance and hard work, one can achieve his or her dreams is a pervasive one. There is already an established literature that studies the link between relative achievement and individual outcomes, ...
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? ...