<![CDATA[Vaya con Dios]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/vaya-con-dios Vaya Con Dios is a podcast about the academic grind, intellectual rabbit holes, and the papers that keep us up at night. Hosted by Andy, a PhD student navigating the world of research, this podcast explores thought-provoking academic works, breaking down big ideas, questioning assumptions, and finding meaning in the margins. Whether you're deep in academia or just love a good intellectual debate, tune in for candid discussions, critical insights, and the occasional late-night existential crisis over citations.

Because in research, as in life, sometimes all you can do is go with God.

]]> RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:23:50 GMT en a654a196-cc21-589c-a66d-f87b78766cdd https://media.rss.com/vaya-con-dios/20250210_010235_8e165079beda006329ae93eca9f277ec.png Vaya con Dios https://rss.com/podcasts/vaya-con-dios yes Andy Jiang Andy Jiang true episodic podcast <![CDATA[Assessing the Incidence and Efficiency of a Prominent Place-Based Policy]]> This research paper empirically evaluates the effectiveness of the US federal Empowerment Zone (EZ) program, a place-based policy that targeted economic investment in distressed urban areas. Utilizing confidential microdata, the authors assess the program's impact on employment, wages, and population, using a difference-in-differences approach with rejected EZ applicants as a control group. They find that EZ designation significantly increased employment and wages in targeted neighborhoods without substantial population increases or changes in the cost of living. A spatial equilibrium model is developed to analyze the program's welfare implications and estimate deadweight losses, concluding that the program's efficiency costs were relatively modest, primarily due to the limited spatial mobility of workers. Robustness checks, including placebo tests and citywide shock analysis, support the findings.

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