This paper measures the change in US unemployment and participation rates by gender due to the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses a triple difference estimation, DiDiD, and time series generated synthetic controls to compare these rates. The results suggest, thought not strongly, that...

The ARDL bounds test of Pesaran, Shin and Smith (2001) has become an important tool for exploring cointegration. However, some pretesting is needed for its valid application: regressor variables should not be integrated of order higher than unity; the dependent variable must be integrated of...

Spanish Abstract: Este artículo compara el comportamiento de la inflación para el hogar promedio y diversos tipos de hogares de adultos mayores en Colombia. Los resultados indican que, en promedio, los adultos mayores gastan una mayor proporción de su ingreso en vivienda y salud y una menor...

A model is presented to illustrate the role of labor mobility in income distribution. Worker preference for different occupations and wage comparisons are combined to determine the allocation of labor between sectors and to trace the behavior of the Gini coefficient as mobility increases. The...