Professor Martha Bailey received an R01 Grant from the National Institute of Health for her research project “The Effects of Contraceptive Access on Women’s Health and Wellbeing: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial at Five Years.” The project will conduct a follow-up study of an NIH-funded randomized control trial (RCT) that made contraception more affordable […]
By Patrick Kennedy In a sweeping one-time test of corporate tax policy, UCLA economist Patrick Kennedy (with collaborators at the Joint Committee on Taxation) analyzes the effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the largest federal corporate income tax cut in U.S. history. Leveraging a natural experiment due to idiosyncrasies in U.S. […]
A new UCLA report led by Professor Till reveals that more than 11,000 workers filed for unemployment assistance following the Los Angeles wildfires, highlighting the broader economic consequences of the disaster. Here is the direct link to the article: More than 11,000 workers filed for unemployment assistance programs because of Los Angeles wildfires, new report […]
UCLA scholar, Professor Rosa Matzkin, has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), one of the world’s most cited and impactful scientific journals. Matzkin’s appointment to the PNAS Editorial Board is a testament to her exceptional contributions to the sciences. The PNAS Editorial Board is comprised […]
By Levi Crews It’s an all-too-familiar headline: “In the midst of drought, California farmers used more water for almonds.” Almonds are one of the most water-intensive crops we grow—it takes more than a gallon of water to produce a single nut. And yet California, one of the driest agricultural regions in the country, now produces […]
By Maurizio Mazzocco The abuse of entrusted power by politicians through rent-seeking and corruption is a serious concern in much of the developing world. There have been countless examples both across countries and over time of political elites diverting funds intended for basic public services such as in education, health, and infrastructure. Notable cases include […]
The University of Chicago Press publishes the book ‘Long-Term Care around the World’, which was edited by UCLA Professor Kathleen McGarry and MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber. The book, which analyzes both formal and informal long-term care in developed countries, can be found here.
Professor Martha Bailey’s latest research, featured by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), offers a comprehensive reevaluation of landmark War on Poverty programs over six decades later. Drawing on newly available large-scale data, Bailey and her collaborators investigate how initiatives like Head Start, Food Stamps, family planning, and community health centers have shaped economic […]
The Princeton University Press has published a book by UCLA Professor Pierre-Olivier Weill and coauthors Julien Hugonnier and Benjamin Lester on an important yet understudied type of financial markets: Over-the-Counter Markets. Over-the-counter markets are decentralized marketplaces where financial instruments, like stocks and bonds, are traded directly between buyers and sellers, without the supervision of a central […]
We are proud to congratulate Professor Yotam Shem-Tov, one of the 2025 winners of the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship. The Sloan Fellowships are extremely competitive awards with just a handful of recipients selected each year from among the best scientists throughout the United States and Canada. Fellowships are awarded in the areas of Chemistry, Computer […]
