This paper studies the effects of transitioning from a system of sales taxes to a value-added tax (VAT) on firm-level outcomes. We construct a dataset of product- and state-specific tax
Jan 2025
The Effects of Adopting a Value Added Tax on Firms
This paper studies the effects of transitioning from a system of sales taxes to a value-added tax (VAT) on firm-level outcomes. We construct a dataset of product- and state-specific tax
Dec 2024
Public Response to Trump’s Unilateral Policy Making: The Case of DACA
Like his predecessors, President Donald J. Trump deployed multiple unilateral tools to achieve policy goals that reflected campaign promises or emergent priorities that were unlikely to have successful legislative solutions.
Mar 2018
Policy Analysis in the United States
Policy Analysis in the United States brings together contributions from some of the world’s leading scholars and practitioners of public policy analysis including Beryl Radin, David Weimer, Rebecca Maynard, Laurence
May 2014
Public works programs in developing countries have the potential to reduce poverty
Public works programs in developing countries can reduce poverty in the long term and help low-skilled workers cope with economic shocks in the short term. But success depends on a
May 2014
In Entwicklungsländern können staatliche Beschäftigungsprogramme die Armut verringern
Programme der öffentlichen Hand in Entwicklungsländern können dazu beitragen, dass geringqualifizierte Arbeitnehmer kurzfristige ökonomische Schocks besser verkraften und Armut langfristig verringert wird. Voraussetzung ist, dass sie sinnvoll gestaltet und implementiert
