Let’s Talk About Race (or Anything)
by Julia Ruolan Ma Abstract Oral history interviews contain rich information about how individuals understand their experiences, but their length and complexity have limited their use in empirical research. I develop episodic interview analysis, a framework that segments each interview into thematic episodes at natural transition points, constructing six composite indices capturing both what narrators […]
Artificial Intelligence, Friend or Foe? Measuring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Women’s Employment Outcomes in India
by Emily Elizabeth Fong Abstract This paper examines how Artificial Intelligence (AI) exposure impacts women’s employment outcomes in India between 2017 and 2024. I exploit variation in AI exposure across local labor markets, using a Bartik shift-share empirical strategy and Indian labor force data. I find no statistically significant effect of AI exposure on employment […]
How the System Matches: Preference Alignment and Waiting Costs in Brazilian Adoption
by Yuri de Melo Costa Abstract I study how Brazil’s Sistema Nacional de Adoção e Acolhimento (SNA) (National Adoption System) matches Children and Adolescents (CAs) to Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs). Despite a ratio of roughly seven certified PAPs per available CA, thousands of children remain in institutional care. Using administrative microdata from the SNA linking […]
Elder Financial Fraud: The Economic and Ethical Case for Instituting Mandatory Reporting Laws in Financial Institutions
by Lauren Tse Abstract This study examines the effectiveness of the 2016 NASAA Model Act, specifically if states that implemented its provisions see greater levels of elder fraud reporting. This legal reform introduces reporting requirements for broker-dealers and investment advisers to report suspected elder fraud to government authorities, granting explicit immunity to those who comply. To […]
Reel Representation: The Economic Impact of Gender on Bollywood Box Office Revenue
by Sidharth Ravi Abstract The Hindi Film Industry, known as Bollywood, is seen as a gatekeeper of Indian culture. Annually thousands of films are produced, half a million workers across India are employed and millions in revenue is created. Although Bollywood has ensured increased employment and wage opportunities for women on and off screen, the […]
The Impact of Family Policies on Fertility in OECD Countries
by Timothy Lloyd O’Brien Abstract This study investigates the impact of family policies in addressing declining fertility rates across OECD countries between 1990 and 2019. Over the past six decades, fertility rates in these nations have dropped substantially, with most falling below replacement level. This study evaluates the influence of three core policy instruments: cash […]
Intergenerational Economic Transfers and Wealth Inequality in the United States
by Parinay Gupta Abstract Using longitudinal data from Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) from 2007-2021, this paper investigates the role of economic transfers (inheritances and gifts) in asset accumulation processes of US households, in both short-term and long-term. Analysis is done through dimensions of race, wealth quartile, and age. Examining quartiles reveals significant wealth […]
Arts Organizations and Community Socioeconomic Development
by Madeleine Reinhard Abstract This paper studies the effects of arts organizations on local socioeconomic development at the U.S. ZIP code tabulation area (ZCTA) level. While prior studies have qualitatively examined the impact of the arts industry or artistic individuals on their communities, few have approached this question econometrically, and even fewer have investigated the […]
Price Determinants and Depreciation of Used Cars Post-COVID-19
by Ayaan Sundeep Patel Abstract Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the price of used cars has fluctuated greatly due to numerous factors. Inflation and supply chain issues have been at the forefront of the news and have affected not only cars but most consumer goods. While the majority of society has seemingly progressed past COVID-19, its […]
Analysis of the Impact of Gender and Age of Protagonists in Top-Grossing Films from 2000-2019 on Film Success
By Daniella Welton Abstract The gender wage gap is prominent in many fields of work, but it is especially prevalent among actors in the film industry. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, as of 2019 female annual workers were earning about 82.3% of their male counterparts. In a study of feature films released from […]
