How to evaluate the effectiveness of Covid-19 lockdown policies
Christian Alemán, Christopher Busch, Alexander Ludwig and Raül Santaeulàlia-Llopis evaluate the effectiveness of Covid-19 stay-home policies across different regions of Spain.
Topic Archive: Public Policy
Towards optimal regulation in public contracting
Rodrigo Carril studies the trade-off between rules and discretion in the context of US federal procurement.
Birth subsidies and fertility: Evidence from Spain
Libertad González and Sofia Trommlerová explore how a child benefit in Spain affected birth rates and abortions.
Lessons from white elephants and concession contracts
Juan-José Ganuza and Gerard Llobet argue that standard contracts do not provide incentives for firms to properly screen projects, resulting in the construction of unnecessary infrastructures (“white elephants”).
