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The Economic Effects of Private Equity Buyouts
Vary Widely in Impacts on Wages and Productivity
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study featured in the latest edition of
The NBER Digest finds that in the first two years after a private equity buyout of a private firm, employment rose 13 percent, while employment fell by 13 percent in private buyouts of publicly listed firms. Also featured in the February issue of the free, monthly Digest are summaries of studies of the impact of
air pollution information in China,
worker representation on company boards,
youths' antidepressant use after school shootings, immigrants' sons'
income mobility, and effects of climate concerns on
oil firms' value.
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14 February 2020
Sibling Spillovers in College Enrollment
An older sibling’s attending a more selective college raises younger siblings’ college enrollment rates and the quality of college chosen, particularly for families with low predicted probabilities of college enrollment,Joshua Goodman, Michael Hurwitz, Christine Mulhern, and Jonathan Smith find.
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13 February 2020
Demographic Obstacles to European Growth
Thomas F. Cooley, Espen Henriksen, and Charlie Nusbaum estimate that population aging accounts for as much as 70 percent of the slowdown economic growth in France and Germany over the last few decades, and between 25 and 50 percent of the slowdowns in Italy and the United Kingdom.
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12 February 2020
Inflation: Dead, Dormant, or Determined Abroad?
CPI inflation rates in many countries have become more synchronized, but both core inflation and wage inflation are still largely determined domestically, according to new research by Kristin Forbes.
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Length of Life for Older Americans: Location Matters
The most recent issue of the Bulletin on Health features a study that examines the
longevity of Medicare beneficiaries who move from one location to another.Using a panel of Medicare data, the researchers estimate that remaining life expectancy at age 65 increases by 1.1 years for a person moving from an area in the lowest 10 percent in terms of life expectancy impact to one in the highest 10 percent. Equalizing the effects of location would eliminate 15 percent of the variation in life expectancy across areas. Also featured in this issue of the Bulletin on Health are studies of birth outcomes at hospitals with relatively high C-section rates, and the effects of increased Medicaid reimbursement rates on patient access to care.
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The NBER Reporter
How Do Financial Markets Amplify Asset Price Shocks?
History Offers Clues to the Dynamics among Institutions
Today, information about a bank's relationships with other lenders is often closely held and, because many banks have international branches and engage in a wide variety of off-balance-sheet activities, it is difficult to distinguish the effect of a single shock or policy from other factors. But analyzing data from when financial markets were less complex and more transparent offers insights into the dynamics of the most recent crisis, according to
research featured in the current issue of the NBER Reporter. Also in this edition of the free, quarterly Reporter, in which NBER affiliates summarize work in sub-fields of economics, are articles on
behavioral health,
household expectations,
costs of health care, and
market concentration.
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The Role That Self-Employment Plays
in Facilitating Work at Older Ages
Understanding the trends in self-employment at older ages is increasingly important as more Americans work into their later years. Results of a survey on self-employment is summarized in the winter issue of the free Bulletin on Retirement and Disability. The research shows that the share of self-employed rises sharply with age and that highly educated older adults are considerably more likely to be self-employed than less-educated workers. Also featured in this issue: a summary of research on
trends in retirement income adequacy, an exploration of research on the retirement
income choices of defined contribution plan participants, and a Q & A with newly appointed Retirement and Disability Research Center co-director James Choi.
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