Childcare: The newest branch of the welfare state

Measuring how assortative matching differs between two economies is difficult, we show how the use of different measures can create different outcomes

Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime.

We study the interaction of retraining and international trade in Germany, a highly open economy with extensive state-subsidized retraining programs.