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Measurement Systems

By Susanne Schennach

Journal of Economic Literature, December 2022

Economic models often depend on quantities that are unobservable, either for privacy reasons or because they are difficult to measure. Examples of such variables include human capital (or ability), personal income, unobserved heterogeneity (such as cons...

Carbon Taxes

By Govinda R. Timilsina

Journal of Economic Literature, December 2022

There is a growing interest in using carbon taxes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, not only in industrialized economies but also in developing economies. Many countries have considered carbon pricing, including carbon taxes, as policy instruments to ...

Social Media and Mental Health

By Luca Braghieri, Ro'ee Levy, and Alexey Makarin

òòò½Íø Review, November 2022

We provide quasi-experimental estimates of the impact of social media on mental health by leveraging a unique natural experiment: the staggered introduction of Facebook across US colleges. Our analysis couples data on student mental health around the year...