Contemporary Economic Policy articles from July 1998

Contemporary Economic Policy archives from July 1998

Dean Amory Worcester, Jr. 1918 - 1998. (former Western Economic Association president)(Obituary)
July 1, 1998... Dean A. Worcester, Jr., 1967-1968 Western Economic Association President, died January 16, 1998 at his Crystal Lake home, Woodinville, Wash. Over the years, Dean continued as a WEA International member, and he regularly participated in its...

Special government assistance to defense-dependent industry workers: the case of the aerospace industry.
July 1, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION It is not uncommon for the federal government to provide special assistance to workers in certain industries that have experienced declines in demand, such as workers displaced by international trade (covered by the Economic...

Immigration, population heterogeneity, and earnings inequality in Hong Kong.
July 1, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION Income inequality of a country is usually represented by an aggregate summary measure such as the Gini ratio. Change in this ratio generates intense interest among economists as to the underlying causes as well as heated...

State patterns in family income inequality.
July 1, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION The sharp increase in U.S. income inequality in the 1980s has renewed interest in this issue. Recent studies of U.S. income inequality often focus on labor market changes including increased returns to skill, experience, and...

Economic resources of the homeless: evidence from Los Angeles.
July 1, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION While issues related to homelessness have been prominent as far back as the turn of the century, the problem of homelessness has become increasingly obvious over the last 15 years, achieving a visibility and level of social...

Alcohol regulation and domestic violence towards children.
July 1, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION Alcohol use and abuse is an important research topic because of the significant costs alcohol abuse imposes on individual users, their families, and society as a whole. Individual costs may include those related to employment,...

Criminal perceptions and violent criminal victimization.
July 1, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION Economists often assume that perceptions about risky outcomes are rationally formed (Muth, 1992; Sargent, 1993). Research suggests there may be perceptional gaps between assessment of possible outcomes and actual behavior. For...

Illicit drug use, absenteeism, and earnings at six U.S. worksites.
July 1, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION Based on data from the 1993 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 28.6% of employed individuals in the United States have used an illicit substance at least once in the past year (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

Does Indian casino gambling reduce state revenues? Evidence from Arizona.
July 1, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) in 1988 after a landmark Supreme Court decision affirming California Cabazon Indians' legal right to engage in gaming. IGRA requires that federally recognized Indian...

How well do we measure employer-provided health insurance coverage?
July 1, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION Who is covered by health insurance? This is a question that health researchers must answer in many situations. For instance, often the first piece of information that is needed when analyzing the effects of various health care...

Price discrimination at the links. (golf courses)
July 1, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION The theoretical analysis of price discrimination and nonlinear pricing generally has been ahead of its empirical application. This is not surprising because theoretical treatments invariably involve restricted, mathematically...