Center for Economic Studies (CES) Working Paper Series

This series features research in economics and other social sciences, by Census Bureau and FSRDC researchers, using restricted-use Census Bureau microdata.

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Working Paper

Fresh Start or Fresh Water: The Impact of Environmental Lender Liability

January 2026

Written by: AYMERIC BELLON

Working Paper Number: CES-26-05

Pollution cleanup liability for banks affects borrower behavior. Pollution rises and abatement drops when liability falls but production and jobs change little.
Working Paper

The U.S. Multinational Advantage during the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis: The Role of Services Trade

January 2026

Written by: FARIHA KAMAL AND ZACHARY KROFF

Working Paper Number: CES-26-04

We study the role of services exports in boosting U.S. multinationals' goods-export growth during the global financial crisis.
Working Paper

Same Shock, Separate Channels: House Prices and Firm Performance in the Great Recession

January 2026

Written by: G. JACOB BLACKWOOD

Working Paper Number: CES-26-03

I find evidence of house prices working through collateral and local banking channels. I incorporate these channels into a quantitative macro model.
Working Paper

Integrating Multiple U.S. Census Bureau Data Assets to Create Standardized Profiles of Program Participants

January 2026

Written by: ROBERT DOMINY III, SAMUEL GLICK, JOYCE HAHN, KATLYN KING, MARITERE MOLINET, JJ NADDEO, MARGARET SABELHOUS, AND AARON WEINSTOCK

Working Paper Number: CES-26-01

This paper details the production of standardized tables describing program participants, pre-program economic outcomes, and their communities.

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