In the wake of the Great Recession, policymakers and academics have expressed concerns about rising employer skill requirements. Using a…
We document the link between increased levels of economic and policy uncertainty and unemployment at the state-level during the 2007-2009…
Sensible regulatory requirements can reduce illnesses and accidents, protect the environment, and maintain quality of life. But when…
Large retailers have significant positive spillovers on nearby businesses, and both
private and public mechanisms exist to attract them. We…
Data on 2,355 married women from the 2006 China Health and Nutrition Survey are used to study how female employment affects fertility in…
The canonical theory of taxation holds that the incidence of a tax is independent of the
side of the market which is responsible for…
This paper reviews recent academic work on the spatial concentration of entrepreneurship and innovation in the United States. We discuss…
Last week, Governor Patrick proposed increasing the income tax and eliminating over $1.25 billion worth of deductions to “support our…
The US malpractice system is widely
regarded as inefficient, in part because of the time required to
resolve malpractice cases.…