Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in this country. A century and a half later, people are still bought and sold – here in Boston.
Attorney…
President Barack Obama’s announcement yesterday of a six-year, $476 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, as part of his…
Last week, as he attempted to emphasize his focus on middle-class America, Mitt Romney uttered these unfortunate words: “I’m not concerned…
It has been difficult to open up the black box of knowledge production. We use unique international
data on the publications, citations,…
The literature that attempts to measure the labor market impact of immigration grew explosively in the past decade. This growth was…
Recently, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services announced a scheduled cut in Medicare physician fees of 27.4% for 2012. This cut…
What new theories, evidence, and policies have shaped health economics in the 21st century?
Editors Mark Pauly, Thomas McGuire, and Pedro…
A paradox of American higher education is this: The expectations of leading universities do much to define what secondary schools teach,…
We shouldn't count on the housing market to carry America back into economic uplands.
Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke…