Fiscal and monetary policy each has a role to play in mitigating the volatility that stems from the large trade shocks hitting commodity-…
A new climate change treaty must plug three gaps: the absence of emission targets extending far into the future, the absence of…
American fiscal policy has been procyclical: Washington wasted the expansion period 2001-2007 by running budget deficits, but by 2011 had…
Historically, many countries have suffered a pattern of procyclical fiscal policy: spending too much in booms and then forced to cut back…
We describe the pension plan features of the states and the largest cities and counties in the U.S. Unlike
in the private sector, defined…
Little empirical work exists measuring if interagency collaborations delivering public services produce better outcomes, and none looking…
This study assesses the relationship between political partisanship and attitudes and behavior with respect to the Swine Flu crisis of 2009…
The introduction of the U.S. SO2 allowance-trading program to address the threat of acid rain as part of the Clean Air Act Amendments of…
We examine the value of terroir, which refers to the special characteristics of a place that impart unique qualities to the wine produced…
A century ago, in 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its path-breaking decision in the monopolization case against the Standard Oil…