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On the probability distribution of long-term changes in the growth rate of the global economy: An outside view
David Roodman
Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky argued for challenging inside views (informed by contextual specifics) with outside views (based on historical "base rates" for certain event types…
The impact of life-saving interventions on fertility
David Roodman
Many interventions in global health save lives. One criticism sometimes lobbed at these interventions invokes the spirit of Malthus. The good done, the charge goes, is offset by th…
The impacts of alcohol taxes: A replication review
David Roodman
This paper reviews the research on the impacts of alcohol taxation outcomes such as heavy drinking and mortality. Where data availability permits, reviewed studies are replicated a…
The domestic economic impacts of immigration
David Roodman
This paper critically reviews the research on the impact of immigration on employment and wages of natives in wealthy countries--where "natives" includes previous immigrants and th…
The impacts of incarceration on crime
David Roodman
This paper reviews the research on the impacts of incarceration on crime. Where data availability permits, reviewed studies are replicated and reanalyzed. Among three dozen studies…