working papers

Work in progress and unpublished papers.

2026

  1. WP
    How Much Is the Option to Refinance Worth, and Who Captures the Realized Gains?
    Adam Looney
  2. WP
    High-Stakes Performance Thresholds, Venue Choice, and the Market for Downhill Marathons
    Adam Looney
  3. WP
    Contest Segmentation, Recognition, and the Youth Talent Pipeline
    Adam Looney
  4. WP
    The Global Fertility Dividend: Smaller Families and the Fall in Absolute Poverty
    Adam Looney
  5. WP
    Welfare Reform and the Earned Income Tax Credit in the 1990s
    Adam Looney
  6. WP
    The Fertility Dividend: Family Size and the Decline in Child Poverty
    Adam Looney
  7. WP
    Who Profited from the PPP? An Analysis of Business Owners
    David Coyne, Adam Isen, and Adam Looney
  8. WP
    How Much Should Government Pay to Save a Job?
    Adam Looney
  9. WP
    A Citation Index for Federal Regulations
    Shagufta Ahmed and Adam Looney

2018

  1. WP
    Explaining Trends in Effective Tax Rates
    Ben Harris and Adam Looney