The Intervention Paradox: A Study of the Effects of International Monetary Fund Intervention on Ineq
Summary: "This presentation seeks to analyze the impact that International Monetary Fund (IMF) policy prescriptions have had on income...
The Determinants of Education Loans: Evidence from the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances
The Point: This empirical analysis explores the household characteristics that predict the presence, magnitude, and deferral of...
Dual-Polarization Box and Economic Regimes
Summary: The present study has the objective to compare different capitalist systems by focusing on specific distributional features of...
Movements against Economic Inequality under Twenty-First Century Capitalism
Questions: Now that inequality in the U.S. has returned to levels not seen since The Gilded Age and the country has experienced another...
Party ideology and policies where corruption is widespread: evidence from local governments
The Point: This paper studies the effect of mayors aligned with a centre left presidential coalition on policy outcomes and corruption....
Same Education, different labour market?
The Point: This paper analyzes the direct effect of social origin on the labour market outcomes of graduates in Italy. While there are...