Testing Times: Market Turmoil and Investment Serenity
The last week has been a roller coaster ride, though more down than up, and investors have done what they always do during market crises. The fear factor rises, some investors sell and head for the...
View ArticleDJ Gareth Emery Wants to Be Crypto Rich (For a Cause)
DJ Gareth Emery has no problem selling out shows. Will he have the same success launching an ICO for his new crypto asset?
View Article7 Trends Shaping the Evolving ICO Economy
Regulators may be talking more about ICOs, but the technology is advancing anyway. Here's 7 ways it could change in the weeks and months ahead.
View ArticleADGM Reviews And Considers Regulatory Regime For Virtual Currency Exchanges...
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is reviewing and considering the development of a robust, risk-appropriate regulatory framework to regulate and...
View ArticleCurrent (CRNC) AIRDROPS!!!Current (CRNC) AIRDROPS!!!
Current (CRNC) wants to give us free tokens every time music or videos are played on YouTube or Spotify. The Current App combines multiple streaming services into a single app (launched on iOS). They...
View ArticleAmazon Dystopia
During work and commuting time all workers are mandated to wear a âhealth watchâ, a wristband that monitors their movement. The wristbands also tell the time and weather. Workers also wear âworld...
View ArticlePrices Aside, Crypto's Tech Stack Is Steadily Improving
The crypto industry may be struggling to move past all the emphasis on price alone â but tangible progress is being made on the technology today.
View ArticleCrypto Jobs? Where We're Going We Won't Need Jobs
Yes, blockchain entrepreneurs should try to make work more rewarding for employees. But thatâs just a baby step on the road we're on.
View ArticleThe Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market...
To view the detailed Weekly Stock Market Ownership and Trading Activity Report (by Nationality and Investor Type) for Main Market and Nomu-Parallel Market please Click Here
View ArticleFIA Statement On Indian Exchanges Restricting Access To Indices And Data By...
FIA today released the following statement in response to the announcement by three Indian exchanges that they will impose restrictions on the licensing of indices and market data for use by foreign...
View ArticleNew Zealand Institute Of Economic Research Confirms Vital Contribution Public...
An NZIER report has confirmed the vital contribution New Zealand’s public market makes to the broader economy, and the active role the local exchange plays in supporting market health and...
View ArticleDesigning Dynamic Subsidies to Spur Adoption of New Technologies -- by Ashley...
We analyze the efficient subsidy for durable good technologies. We theoretically demonstrate that a policymaker faces a tension between intertemporally price discriminating by designing a subsidy that...
View ArticleResources, Conflict, and Economic Development in Africa -- by Achyuta...
Natural resources have driven both growth and conflict in modern Africa. We model the interaction of parties engaged in potential conflict over such resources. The likelihood of conflict depends on...
View ArticleDeath by Pokemon GO: The Economic and Human Cost of Using Apps While Driving...
Using police accident reports for Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and exploiting the introduction of the augmented reality game Pokemon GO as a natural experiment, we document a disproportionate increase...
View ArticleStrong Employers and Weak Employees: How Does Employer Concentration Affect...
We analyze the effect of local-level labor market concentration on wages. Using Census data over the period 1977-2009, we find that: (1) local-level employer concentration exhibits substantial...
View ArticleHeard it Through the Grapevine: Direct and Network Effects of a Tax...
Tax enforcement may affect both the behavior of those directly treated and of some taxpayers not directly treated but linked via a network to those who are treated. A large-scale randomized field...
View ArticleHospital Pricing and Public Payments -- by Michael Darden, Ian McCarthy, Eric...
A longstanding debate in health economics and health policy concerns how hospitals adjust prices with private insurers following reductions in public funding. A common argument is that hospitals engage...
View ArticleDo Conditional Cash Transfers Improve Economic Outcomes in the Next...
Conditional cash transfer programs have spread to over 80 countries in the past two decades, but little is known about their long-term effects on the youth they target. This paper estimates the impact...
View ArticleDo Employee Spinoffs Learn Markets From Their Parents? Evidence From...
It is well established that employee spinoffs learn their parents' technologies, but little is known about their demand-side learning. We exploit the identification in international trade data of...
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