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Title: Law enforcement and the size of the informal sector (paper: Law_enforcement_and_the_size_of_the_informal_section_V2_Aug2019 (4)) Abstract: I assemble new cross-country evidence showing that contrary to the standard view, the relationship between the size of the informal sector and tax rates is, at best, ambiguous. Law enforcement and informality also show no clear Read more…

Title: A New Method of Estimating Teacher Value-Added Paper link: GGM_TVA Abstract: This paper proposes a new methodology for estimating teacher value-added. Rather than imposing a normality assumption on unobserved teacher quality (as in the standard empirical Bayes approach), our nonparametric estimator permits the underlying distribution to be estimated directly Read more…

(Wait, I can get a Business Certificate at Hunter? How do I learn more?) If you’re interested in a career in business (which really includes most jobs today), come join us to learn more about this new opportunity. We will be joined by Arabella Pollack, Director of the Business Certificate. Read more…

Title: Small and Large Firms Over the Business Cycle (paper) Abstract: This paper uses new confidential Census data to revisit the relationship between firm size, cyclicality, and financial frictions. First, we find that large firms (the top 1% by size) are less cyclically sensitive than the rest. Second, high and Read more…

FREE Tax Preparation! Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (V.I.T.A.) IRS certified volunteers will prepare Federal and NY State income tax returns for low income families and individuals in the community. When: 10 Weeks from February 6th - April 12th, 2020 For taxpayer info and scope of services, click here: 2020 VITA Read more…

FREE Tax Preparation! Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (V.I.T.A.) IRS certified volunteers will prepare Federal and NY State income tax returns for low income families and individuals in the community. When: 10 Weeks from February 6th - April 12th, 2020 For taxpayer info and scope of services, click here: 2020 VITA Read more…

Lawyers and legal experts will be on campus to review DACA renewal applications and materials, and answer any questions. Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Thomas Hunter 209, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Hunter College will provide a check to cover application fees. On-the-spot support: - Free Application Review by legal experts - Read more…

Title: The effects of Supplemental Security Income on children’s health: Evidence from New York State Medicaid Authors: Hansoo Ko, Renata E. Howland, Sherry Glied

FREE Tax Preparation! Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (V.I.T.A.) IRS certified volunteers will prepare Federal and NY State income tax returns for low income families and individuals in the community. When: 10 Weeks from February 6th - April 12th, 2020 For taxpayer info and scope of services, click here: 2020 VITA Read more…

Title: Who Are the Hand-to-Mouth? (H2M2E_Draft) Abstract: Many households hold little wealth, especially liquid wealth. In precautionary savings models, absent preference heterogeneity, these households should display not only higher marginal propensities to consume (MPC’s), but also lower average propensities to consume (APC’s) and higher future consumption growth. We see from Read more…