The upstream renaissance in the United States that has resulted from the successful application of new technologies in the exploration and…
Payers are penalizing hospitals for high readmission rates. It is unknown whether major changes in population insurance coverage can affect…
We collect a new dataset on capital punishment in the US and we propose a test of racial bias based upon patterns of sentence reversals. We…
We show that isolated capital cities are robustly associated with greater levels of corruption across US states, in line with the view that…
The objective of this paper is to provide a new historical perspective on postwar US economic growth and consider the prospects for…
This paper uses data from three prominent exam high schools in New York City to estimate the impact of attending a school with high-…
Sensible regulatory requirements can reduce illnesses and accidents, protect the environment, and maintain quality of life. But when…
Interest in compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology has been renewed driven by the need to manage variability form rapidly growing…
The article
discusses the impact of technological innovation and information
technology on power and influence as of early 2014. It…
Risk Regulation Lesson from Mad Cows analyses and compares the policy responses in the U.K. and U.S. to the mad cow disease crisis. The…