We explore the design of climate stress tests to assess and manage macroprudential risks
from climate change in the financial sector. We review the climate stress scenarios currently …

We review an empirical literature that studies the role of social interactions in driving
economic and financial decision-making. We first summarize recent work that documents an …

Social capital—the strength of an individual's social network and community—has been
identified as a potential determinant of outcomes ranging from education to health …

Low levels of social interaction across class lines have generated widespread concern,,–
and are associated with worse outcomes, such as lower rates of upward income mobility …

We propose a new methodology to build portfolios that hedge the economic and financial
risks from climate change. Our quantity-based approach exploits information on how mutual …

We review the recent literature on the determinants and effects of housing market
expectations. We begin by providing an overview of existing surveys that elicit housing …

We analyze a large-scale survey of small business owners, managers, and employees in
the United States to understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on those businesses …

Policy and communication responses to COVID-19 can benefit from better understanding of
people's baseline and resulting beliefs, behaviours and norms. From July 2020 to March …

This paper examines the effect of fall 2020 school reopenings in Texas on county-level
COVID-19 cases and fatalities. Previous evidence suggests that schools can be reopened …

We use de-identified data from Facebook to study the nature of peer effects in the market for
cell phones. To identify peer effects, we exploit variation in friends' new phone acquisitions …