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Daily Archive for April 13th, 2015

I just finished reading another paper (from a student) and it contains a sentiment that I have seen expressed time and time again: Smith original believing [sic] that the market always self-regulates and moves into a magical equilibrium Where is the evidence for this view? And just where are folks learning that this is in […]

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In this new paper, we learn that mandating child care benefits for women (in Chile) corresponds to lower initial wage offers for them. This paper studies the effect of mandated employer-provided child care on the wages of women hired in large firms in Chile. … The results indicate that the montlhy starting wages of women hired in […]

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