This paper provides compelling evidence that equity market liberalization, as the most efficient way to smooth financial market frictions such as credit constraints, can alleviate persistent cross-dynastic income inequality by promoting increased human capital accumulation. The authors examine...

Does the provision of information regarding what foreign goods might be produced with child and forced labor affect imports to the U.S.? I investigate this question using the largest naming and shaming strategy ever implemented worldwide: inclusion on the U.S. government's list of goods produced...

Green fiscal reforms would contribute to climate change mitigation, increase the economic efficiency of national tax systems and provide additional public revenues. Some countries in Latin America have already taken first steps towards green fiscal reforms. This outlook article provides an...