Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Spring 2015

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) provides academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research on current economic issues.Contents:Economic Analysis and Statistical Disclosure Limitation, John M. Abowd and Ian M. SchmutteSupport for Redistribution in an Age of Rising Inequality: New Stylized Facts and Some Tentative Explanations, Vivekinan Ashok, Ilyana Kuziemko, and Ebonya WashingtonWelfare and Distributional Implications of Shale Gas, Catherine Hausman and Ryan KelloggDeciphering the Fall and Rise in the Net Capital Share, Matthew RognlieGrasp the Large, Let Go of the Small: The Transformation of the State Sector in China, Chang-Tai Hsieh and Zheng (Michael) SongRisk Management for Monetary Policy Near the Zero Lower Bound, Charles Evans, Jonas Fisher, François Gourio, and Spencer Krane