Today, there are gaping differences in sanitary #infrastructure . Piped water and sewers induced important declines in mortality but to a lower extent than thought previously due to their interaction with local contexts.
Daniel Gallardo Wageningen U&R Long-Run Health Matters
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The impact of humanitarian #sanctions : Evidence from #US sanctions on #Chinese firms
JF Maystadt UCLouvain Lancaster University, Kampui Tsang KU Leuven, Johannes Van Biesebroeck KU Leuven, Nele Warrinnier World Bank Research World Bank
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Political pressure for low #interestrates can backfire by destabilising financial #markets , leading to undue volatility in exchange rates and the potential disruption of #inflation expectations.
Selva Demiralp Koç Üniversitesi
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Exposure to soap operas featuring LGBTQ+ characters has a negative short-term impact on viewers’ attitudes towards homosexuality dlvr.it/T5mJXW

#Carbon reduction and social justice: A challenge for #economic policy
Moritz Kuhn Moritz Kuhn #UniMannheim Mannheim Bus. School Department of Economics, University of Mannheim ECONtribute, Lennard Schlattmann Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
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#GlobalSouth countries are increasingly important actors in the global financial #economy . #Investments involving the South have grown faster than those in the North.
F Broner Barcelona School of Economics CREI, Sergio Schmukler World Bank, G von Peter Bank for International Settlements
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This column introduces a new open-access dataset of ready-to-use positioning indicators, for a wide array of countries, including most developing nations and sectors.
Michele Mancini Banca d'Italia, P Montalbano Sapienza Università di Roma, S Nenci Università Roma Tre, D Vurchio @unibai
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Reshaping the #housing market: The enduring effects of the #pandemic
Nina Biljanovska Nina Biljanovska IMF, Giovanni Dell'Ariccia IMF
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Which jobs will AI replace? dlvr.it/T5kD66

In response to a VAT rebate for paying with a #debit or #credit card, consumers increased their use of such cards, but firms’ #tax compliance was not affected.
Anne Brockmeyer Institute for Fiscal Studies UCL, M Sáenz Somarriba Univ. of Delaware World Bank
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Can parents teach patience?
In the this Vox Talk, Daniela del Boca Collegio Carlo Alberto tells Tim Phillips about the findings of her latest research on the intergenerational transfer of traits like patience and financial habits within Italian families

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This column studies the spillover effects through #supplychains of a bonus depreciation #tax policy in #Japan . The results show that policymakers need to consider supply chain spillover effects when formulating tax policy.
Hideto Koizumi RIETI
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Reforming innovation policy to help the EU escape the middle-technology trap dlvr.it/T5jxNg

A new dataset on #housing affordability
Chenxu Fu UTokyo | 東京大学, Deniz Igan Bank for International Settlements
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While countering #populism using its own tactics can yield immediate benefits to mainstream politicians, such tactics might lead to increased voter disaffection.
vincenzo galasso Università Bocconi, M Morelli Università Bocconi, Tommaso Nannicini European University Institute, Piero Stanig🌳 Università Bocconi
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The sustainable level of #interestrates needs to be part of any calculation of house price fundamentals, but no single metric of over- or undervaluation is satisfactory.
Charles Goodhart LSE, John Muellbauer Nuffield College University of Oxford INET Oxford
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This column argues that the low cost of living in #Swedish owner-occupied #housing (OOH) – also when capital gains are disregarded – indicates that the OOH was, and still is, substantially undervalued.
Lars E.O. Svensson Lars E.O. Svensson Stockholm School of Economics
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This column uses data from Japan to examine whether #AI and ‘remote intelligence’ are complements or substitutes. The authors find preliminary evidence that the two act as complements in many office occupations.
Richard Baldwin IMD, T Okubo Keio Global
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Silence is golden: How public criticism of central banks can backfire for leaders dlvr.it/T5gcFq

Religious people coped significantly better in the #UK #COVID -19 pandemic lockdowns than non-religious people. There was little difference across #religions .
Sriya Iyer Cambridge University, Shaun Larcom Cambridge University, Po-Wen She #NSYSU Cambridge University
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