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Contemporary Economic Policy archives from July 2008
Smoke-free laws and employee turnover.(Report)
July 1, 2008... 1.INTRODUCTION
While health and safety regulations are often set at the state and federal level, many local jurisdictions also have the power to enact workplace regulations. In particular, there is a growing trend toward local regulation...
A comparison of Mexican migrant remittances across U.S. regions.(Report)
July 1, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION
According to Bartel (1989), migrants in the United States have historically clustered in a few regions and have thus been more geographically concentrated than U.S. natives. However, according to Frey (2002), Passel and...
Federal Medicaid assistance to states: impact on prenatal care.(Report)
July 1, 2008... 1. INTRODUCTION
Between 1985 and 2003, total public and private health-care costs in the United States rose from 10.1% to 15.3% of gross domestic product (GDP). This translates to a staggering change from $611 billion to $1,579 billion in...
Monetary policy and long-term interest rates.(Report)
July 1, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION
The target federal funds rate is the most important indicator of the monetary policy stance in the United States. Since the bond market is the key link in the transmission of the monetary policy, the effect of changes in...
Inflation history and the sacrifice ratio: episode-specific evidence.(Report)
July 1, 2008... 1. INTRODUCTION
Monetary authorities often face the task of controlling the rate of inflation. A typical example is the disinflation policy of the early 1980s in the United States. Reducing inflation, however, usually has some cost. The...
The impact of financial help and gifts on housing demand and cost burdens.(Report)
July 1, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION
Financial transfers are an important source of income for many households. In 1997, over 7.2 million people provided financial support to individuals outside the immediate family (U.S. Census Bureau, 2002). The recipients...
Housing, sprawl, and the use of development impact fees: the case of the Inland Empire.(Report)(Case study)
July 1, 2008... 1. INTRODUCTION
This article is concerned with the economics of excessively large and socially costly suburban expansion and attempts to summarize and organize the main economic arguments associated with sprawl due to single-family...
The effect of gate revenue sharing on social welfare.(Report)
July 1, 2008... 1. INTRODUCTION
According to the "uncertainty of outcome" hypothesis, a certain degree of (competitive) balance is necessary to maintain a successful sporting contest. One of the most common means of improving competitive balance within a...
Do good olympics make good neighbors?(Report)
July 1, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION
In 2005, New York failed in its attempt to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, as London was named the host city. Philadelphia responded to its neighbor's endeavor by submitting its own bid for the 2016 Olympics, which...
Legal environments, venture capital, and total factor productivity growth of Taiwanese industry.(Report)
July 1, 2008... 1. INTRODUCTION
The early 1990s witnessed a fierce debate among economists and policy makers regarding the growth performance of the Asian newly industrialized economies (NIEs). Employing traditional neoclassical analysis to assess the...
Comment--alcohol advertising in magazines and youth readership: are youths disproportionately exposed?(Critical essay)
July 1, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION
In the July 2006 issue of this journal, Nelson (2006) analyzes data on alcohol advertising in magazines and youth readership and concludes that alcohol advertisements in these magazines are not targeted at underage youths....
Reply to siegel et al.: alcohol advertising in magazines and disproportionate exposure.(Critical essay)
July 1, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION
Siegel et al. (this issue) offer four general comments on my previous article (Nelson, 2006), which dealt with count data analysis of alcohol advertising in a sample of 28 magazines and possible "targeting" of underage...