We find that gaps in income growth across firms translate to larger gaps in consumption than within the firm. In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Miao Jin, Yu-Jane Liu, Juanjuan Meng, Yu Zhang. zurl.co/QIll

After accumulating know-how abroad, returning Yugoslavian refugees boosted exports and productivity at home. In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Dany Bahar, Dany Bahar 🌎 Andreas Hauptmann Cem Ozguzel Hillel Rapoport. zurl.co/hywL

A test for the dimension of a policy shock as manifest in increased asset volatility after macro announcement.
In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Jia Li, Viktor Todorov and Qiushi Zhang.
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Violence in Afghanistan causes people to reduce mobile money use and increase cash holdings. In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Tarek Ghani (Tarek Ghani), Joshua Blumenstock (@jblumenstock), Michael Callen (no twitter), Robert Gonzalez (@rmgonzalez046). zurl.co/wf88

DEADLINE NEXT WEEK! REStat will sponsor 5 early-career researchers in the U.S. who can contribute to the diversity of the econ profession or the diversity of econ research to attend the applied microeconomics meetings at the 2024 NBER Summer Inst. nber.org/calls-papers-a…

Increases in exporting led Mexican firms to pay higher wage premia -- above what workers would get elsewhere. In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Judith A. Frias, David S. Kaplan, David Kaplan, Eric Verhoogen, Eric Verhoogen, David Alfaro-Serrano zurl.co/Scp0

High-interest mortgage lenders reduce interest rates to avoid regulation aimed at protecting borrowers. In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Youssef Benzarti. zurl.co/DR7c

Rise in life expectancy inequality = equal fall in heart disease x unequal initial health behavior. In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Gordon B. Dahl, Claus Thustrup Kreiner, Torben Heien Nielsen, and Benjamin Ly Serena. zurl.co/V8of

Data on 22 million chess games show that males and females behave very differently around their personal bests. In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Julio González-Díaz, Ignacio Palacios-Huerta, and José M. Abuín. zurl.co/FaUo

'How Sticky is Retirement Behavior in the U.S.?' In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Manasi Deshpande, Itzik Fadlon, and Colin Gray. zurl.co/MxBP

'Anti-Muslim Voting and Media Coverage of Immigrant Crimes.' In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Mathieu Couttenier, Sophie Hatte, Mathias Thoenig, and Stephanos Vlachos. zurl.co/s8Mz

Neglecting impacts on household dynamics may yield upward-biased estimates of benefits from trade reforms. In the March 2024 issue of REstat by Bilge Erten (Bilge Erten) and Pinar Keskin (@pinarandmore). zurl.co/xBH0

Neglecting impacts on household dynamics may yield upward-biased estimates of benefits from trade reforms. In the March 2024 issue of REstat by Bilge Erten (Bilge Erten) and Pinar Keskin (@pinarandmore). zurl.co/g4uk

Usual regressions do not identify dynamic effects robustly, but diff-in-diffs can, even in complex designs. Just Accepted by Clément de Chaisemartin (Clément de Chaisemartin), Xavier D'Haultfoeuille. zurl.co/Pp5N

Poorly implemented public infrastructure increased infant and under-5 mortality in Peru. Just Accepted paper by Antonella Bancalari Antonella Bancalari. zurl.co/ZGPs

Workers made smart retirement choices, learning from peers mistakes: a beneficial 'do as I say, not as I do.' Just Accepted by Tom Ahn, Jesse M. Cunha, and Patrick Veith. zurl.co/Mf95

Systematic hindsight bias during the Covid-19 pandemic had an effect on trust in government. Just Accepted paper by Holger Herz Holger Herz, Deborah Kistler @debikistler, Christian Zehnder, and Christian Zihlmann. zurl.co/wVZ8

State and local tax (SALT) deduction increases residents' votes in favor of additional local public spending. Just Accepted by Brent W. Ambrose (brent ambrose) and Maxence Valentin (@MaxenceValentin). zurl.co/xOE7

Paper examines whether reverse publication bias arises for statistical tests that authors prefer to be insignificant. Just Accepted paper by Christopher M. Snyder and Ran Zhuo. zurl.co/mO33