Does Flattening Government Improve Economic Performance?

Does employee ownership improve performance?

Employee ownership is linked to better company performance on average. Employee ownership companies have more stability, higher survival rates, and fewer layoffs in recessions, potentially leading to lower unemployment in the overall economy. Employer stock tends to come on top of, rather than substitute for, regular employee compensation, and thereby adds to pay and wealth in general. The broa...

Does Government Intervention in the Small-Firm Credit Market Help Economic Performance?

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Does Sudafed® Improve Performance on Cognitive Tasks

Does replacing a manager improve performance?

This paper investigates whether replacing a coach improves teams performance. We do so by using match-level team performance data and a propensity score matching triple difference estimator. As a control group we use the matches of teams that did not fire the coach but that share similar observable characteristics and an identical pre-firing performance history with those whose coach was fired....

Does Prekindergarten Improve School Preparation and Performance?

Prekindergarten programs are expanding rapidly, but to date, evidence on their effects is limited. Using rich data from Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, we estimate the effects of prekindergarten on children's school readiness. We find that prekindergarten increases reading and mathematics skills at school entry, but also increases behavioral problems. By the spring of first grade, effects o...