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Phenomenal World International Expansion: Two Discussions
April 5th at 5pm Eastern Time: Fernando Haddad and Adam Tooze in conversation, and more.
Working Paper — Navigating Higher Education Insurance: An Experimental Study on Demand and Adverse Selection
A survey-based experiment in collaboration with the Philadelphia Federal Reserve.
Center for Active Stewardship in the Financial Times
Alphaville’s Further Reading shares several posts by CAS executive director Nolan Lindquist.
Policy Brief: On the tax liability red herring currently influencing Congressional debates on the child tax credit
“If changes to the CTC must go to families who owe federal income taxes, it would prevent most low-income working…
Policy Brief: Responding to critics of the new Child Tax Credit proposal
Will the Child Tax Credit reforms disincentivize work? Evidence suggests it will not.
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