Dmitri Koustas
366 posts
@dkoust
Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago. My views are my own.
Danielle Nemschoff's research shows that prison placement decisions matter. When people are housed closer to home, they receive more family visits, which significantly reduces recidivism. daniellenemschoff.github.io
Student loan debt forgiveness likely has a multiplier close to zero. Forgiveness is taxable. If this negative cash flow effect outweighs interest savings would even be net negative. And wealth effect small in short run. Arbitrary/regressive $1T for ~$0 GDP, not a great idea.
Excited about this new paper with Sam Earnest, @dkoust, and Constantine Yannelis. We study the recent forgiveness of 7% (!) of student loan debt in the US 1/13
Excited to work on this with the amazing @dkoust !!
On Saturday 8:30-10:00 @JacksonEmilieA will present on the implications of the 1099-K gap for measurement and tax compliance in gig work. Closing the gap remains part of tax policy discussion, and our work helps clear up misconceptions and provides new revenue implications:
