The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat)

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REStat is a 100-year-old general journal of economics. Edited at @Kennedy_School, the Review shares empirical & theoretical contributions for a wide readership.

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The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal 3d

Loan officers do not discriminate against female business owners in Ethiopia. Just Accepted new paper by Ketki Sheth @ketkidsheth Shanthi Manian @shanthim and Shibiru Ayalew @ShibiruAyalew zurl.co/2pKJ0

direct.mit.edu Gender Discrimination in Access to Capital: A Field Experiment in Ethiopia Abstract. We test whether loan officers discriminate against female business owners in capital decisions affecting real businesses in an Ethiopian business plan competition. Randomizing owner gender...

The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal 4d

Transaction costs impede water trade in California, but the gains from reducing them are modest. Just Accepted new paper by Nick Hagerty @hagertynw zurl.co/jOfuO

direct.mit.edu Transaction Costs and the Gains from Trade in Water Markets Abstract. Surface water in California is scarce and tightly managed, yet little is traded through a market. This paper studies transaction costs in the existing wholesale water market and estimates...

The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal 5d

Job loss worsens men's health and raises mortality, but unemployment insurance helps protect them. Just Accepted new paper by Guilherme Amorim @AmorimGuil Diogo G. C. Britto @DiogoBrittoBr Alexandre Fonseca @alex_fonseca__ Breno Sampaio @Brenorsampaio zurl.co/yP5XX

direct.mit.edu Job Loss, Unemployment Insurance, and Health: Evidence from Brazil Abstract. We study the health impacts of job loss and unemployment insurance (UI) among Brazilian workers, using unique administrative data linking employment, hospitalizations, health insurance, and...

The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal 6d

Social ties redirect fiscal transfers toward stronger regions, raising welfare but weakening redistribution. Just Accepted new paper by Yuwan Duan, Yatang Lin, and Yi Lu zurl.co/uVEzK

direct.mit.edu Social Ties and Fiscal Transfers in a Regional Economy: A Quantitative Spatial Analysis Abstract. Many governments use fiscal transfers to reduce regional inequality, yet discretionary allocation may also depend on informal communication among officials. We examine this mechanism in a...

The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal Nov 2

Just Accepted new paper, “Insurance Choice with Non-Monetary Plan Attributes: Limited Consideration in Medicare Part D” by Maura Coughlin zurl.co/QaFkI

direct.mit.edu Insurance Choice with Non-Monetary Plan Attributes: Limited Consideration in Medicare Part D Abstract. I propose a model of insurance demand where non-monetary attributes determine which plans an individual considers, and monetary attributes determine an individual's expected utility. This...