“...Several recent theories emphasize the negative effects of an aging population on economic growth, either because of the lower labor force participation and...”

“...We present a framework for understanding the effects of automation and other types of technological changes on labor demand, and use it to interpret changes in...”

“...•This paper develops a model the war on drugs in source countries.•We use the model to study Plan Colombia, a large scale intervention in Colombia aimed at...”

“...We present a framework for understanding the effects of automation and other types of technological changes on labor demand, and use it to interpret changes in...”

“...The standard approach to modeling inequality, building on Tinbergen's seminal work, assumes factor-augmenting technologies and technological change biased in...”

“...We provide evidence supporting the Peltzman effect, by which individuals required to wear protective gear end up taking additional risks that potentially...”

“...Modeling automation as factor-augmenting technological change has unappealing implications. Instead, modeling it as the process of machines replacing tasks...”

“...Abstract This paper asks whether scarcity increases violence in markets that lack a centralized authority. We construct a model in which, by raising prices,...”

“...We study how property crime distorts consumption decisions. Using an incomplete information model, we argue that consuming conspicuous goods reveals...”

“...We extend the canonical model of skill-biased technical change by modeling the allocation of tasks to factors and allowing for automation and the creation of...”