In the 1950s, many Americans feared that the Soviet Union would surpass the United States as the world’s leading power. The Soviet Union…
In this survey chapter on pricing and reimbursement in U.S. pharmaceutical markets, we first provide
background information on important…
China’s trade balance is on course for another bumper surplus this year. Meanwhile, concern about the health of the US recovery continues…
Economists like myself often present themselves as dispassionate data-driven analysts, but I can maintain no such detachment toward the…
The Merit Systems Protection Board, which produces many excellent studies of workplace management issues in government, has engaged in the…
Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support
sustainable development has highlighted the…
What explains the economic success of Mauritius, a top performer among African countries? How did it develop a manufacturing sector and…
By putting together a relatively large data set on bilateral remittances of emigrants, this paper is able to shed light on the important…
Prices of most agricultural and mineral commodities rose strongly in the past decade, peaking sharply in 2008. Popular explanations…
Writing in these pages in early 2008, we put the total cost to the United States of the Iraq war at $3 trillion. This price tag dwarfed…