Do Opioids Help Injured Workers Recover and Get Back to Work? The Impact of...
We estimate the effect of opioid prescriptions on the duration of temporary disability benefits among workers with work-related low back injuries. We use local opioid prescribing patterns to construct...
View ArticleEscaping Import Competition and Downstream Tariffs -- by Ana Cecilia Fieler,...
We propose and provide evidence for a new source of gains from trade: Firms invest in product differentiation to escape import competition. In the data and in the model, these investments are...
View ArticleHow Redeployable are Patent Assets? Evidence from Failed Startups -- by...
Entrepreneurial firms are important sources of patented inventions. Yet little is known about what happens to patents "released" to the market when startups fail. This study provides a first look at...
View ArticleIndivisibilities in Distribution -- by Thomas J. Holmes, Ethan Singer
This paper develops and estimates a model of indivisibilities in shipping and economies of scale in consolidation. It uses highly detailed data on imports for which it is possible to observe the...
View ArticleThe Production of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Human Capital in the Global...
A country's welfare depends on its ability to accumulate cognitive and noncognitive human capital. However, we do not fully understand what makes some countries successful at producing human capital...
View ArticleCost of Experimentation and the Evolution of Venture Capital -- by Michael...
We study how technological shocks to the cost of starting new businesses have led the venture capital model to adapt in fundamental ways over the prior decade. We both document and provide a framework...
View ArticleOptimal Taxation and Debt Management without Commitment -- by Davide...
This paper considers optimal fiscal policy in a deterministic Lucas and Stokey (1983) economy in the absence of government commitment. In every period, the government chooses a labor income tax and...
View ArticleLocked Out of Coinbase: Why Are Wyoming's Bitcoin Users Still Waiting?
A month after Wyoming changed a law to let Coinbase restore service in the state, users there are still waiting to regain access to their funds.
View ArticleMessaging Giant Line to Support Dapps on Own Blockchain
Line, the Japan-based messaging app provider, is planning to build its own blockchain to boost development of decentralized apps.
View ArticleIran Said to Bar Banks from Bitcoin Market
The Central Bank of Iran is the latest national bank to sound the alarm on the cryptocurrencies, fearing of its misuse in money laundering and fraud.
View ArticleSequoia Sues Crypto Exchange Binance After Investment Deal Collapses
The founder of the Binance exchange is facing a lawsuit in Hong Kong over allegations he breached an exclusivity agreement with a big-name investor.
View ArticleChinese #Metoo Movement Turns to Ethereum to Evade Censorship
Inspired by the #metoo movement, students in China are coding messages into the ethereum blockchain to escape Chinese internet censorship.
View ArticleBitcoin Miners Arrested for Alleged Power Theft
Allegations of electricity theft have reportedly led to the arrest of bitcoin miners and equipment seizures in two Chinese cities.
View Article$10K on Hold As Bitcoin Sees Price Pullback
Having rallied more than 50 percent this month, bitcoin is today witnessing pullback.
View ArticleCompliant Airdrops: CoinList to Offer Investors Free Crypto Giveaways
The company has worked on token distribution and fundraising so far, but its latest product focuses on giving away tokens to spur user adoption.
View ArticleTwo Big Crypto Startups Are Out to Build One Universal Wallet
The two startups are offering developers $50,000 to build a wallet that would support almost any token, even those that havenât been created yet.
View ArticleEOS Is Nearing An All-Time Price High
EOS is largely bucking the downtrend in the wider crypto market and may hit fresh all-time highs soon, according to technical analysis.
View ArticleDaily: Load the DIPDaily: Load the DIP
After a week a bullish behavior, the dip has hit the crypto markets. I talk about whats happening with EIP 999 and the ERC20 contract buffer underflow bug. Also Former Paypal CEO joins Jamie Dimon and...
View ArticleTechnology in Fixed Income Trading | Analyst Insights with Greenwich Associates
In a market defined by capital requirements and increased regulations that squeeze margins, as well as truncated trading volumes and historically low interest rates, the primary solution to preserving...
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