Why are housing markets so prone to boom-bust cycles? The mortgage market structure prior to the Savings and Loan crisis contributed to the volatility in real housing activity which, in turn, amplified the volatility in housing prices. The subsequent development of a national, market-based...

This paper is the first to explore the effects of school accountability systems on high-achieving students' long-term performance. Using exceptional data from a large highly-selective state university, we relate school accountability pressure in high school to a student's university-level grades...

This paper is the first to explore the effects of school accountability systems on high-achieving students' long-term performance. Using exceptional data from a large highly-selective state university, we relate school accountability pressure in high school to a student's university-level grades...

This study examines the demographic and financial determinants of housing choices of older Americans, and how they have changed over the past several decades. Using logistic regressions with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), a nationally representative longitudinal survey from 1968 to...

Household formation has slowed sharply since the onset of the housing and mortgage crisis, leaving millions doubled-up with family members or non-family housemates. The sustained low rate of household formation has generated an unprecedented level of pent-up demand for housing. At the same time,...