Human Capital and
Economic Opportunity
Global Working Group

We use a unique dataset to analyze marriage and union patterns of the European nobility from the 1500s to the 1800s.

In this article, we present overviews of the research on discrimination in mortgage underwriting and pricing, the experiences of minority borrowers prior to and during the financial crisis and federal efforts to mitigate foreclosures during the crisis.

We investigate the impact of childcare provision on cases of child abuse and neglect in Germany between 2002 and 2014. For identification, we exploit a governmental reform introducing mandatory early child care.