Studies

Accounting for Rising Corporate Profits: Intangibles or Regulatory Rents?

By James Bessen. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 60. September 21, 2016.

Does the Geographic Expansion of Banks Reduce Risk?

By Martin Goetz, Luc Laeven, and Ross Levine. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 59. August 31, 2016.

Fiscal Sentiment and the Weak Recovery from the Great Recession: A Quantitative Exploration

By Finn E. Kydland and Carlos E. J. M. Zarazaga. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 58. August 17, 2016.

Why Has Regional Income Convergence in the U.S. Declined?

By Peter Ganong and Daniel Shoag. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 57. August 3, 2016.

Property Rights and Financial Development: The Legacy of Japanese Colonial Institutions

By Dongwoo Yoo and Richard H. Steckel. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 56. July 20, 2016.

Legislating Instability

By Tyler Goodspeed. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 55. July 6, 2016.

“No More Credit Score”: Employer Credit Check Bans and Signal Substitution

By Robert Clifford and Daniel Shoag. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 54. June 22, 2016.

The Environmental Cost of Global Fuel Subsidies

By Lucas W. Davis. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 53. June 8, 2016.

Government Old-Age Support and Labor Supply: Evidence from the Old-Age Assistance Program

By Daniel K. Fetter and Lee M. Lockwood. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 52. May 25, 2016.

Economic Policy Uncertainty and the Credit Channel in the United States: Evidence over Several Decades

By Michael D. Bordo, John V. Duca, and Christoffer Koch. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 51. May 11, 2016.

Marginal Tax Rates and Income New Time Series Evidence

By Karel Mertens. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 50. April 27, 2016.

The Welfare Cost of Perceived Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from Social Security

By Erzo F. P. Luttmer and Andrew A. Samwick. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 49. April 13, 2016.

Happy Birthday, You’re Fired! The Effects of Age-Dependent Minimum Wages on Youth Employment Flows in the Netherlands

By Jan Kabátek. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 48. March 30, 2016.

Keep the Kids Inside? Juvenile Curfews and Urban Gun Violence

By Jillian B. Carr and Jennifer L. Doleac. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 47. March 16, 2016.

The Evolution of Culture and Institutions: Evidence from the Kuba Kingdom

By Sara Lowes, Nathan Nunn, James A. Robinson, & Jonathan Weigel. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 46. March 2, 2016.

Bribes and Firm Value

By Stefan Zeume. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 45. February 17, 2016.

How Important Are Banks for Development? National Banks in the United States, 1870–1900

By Scott L. Fulford. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 44. February 3, 2016.

The Association between Immigration and Labor Market Outcomes in the United States

By Gaetano Basso and Giovanni Peri. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 43. January 20, 2016.

Using Linked Survey and Administrative Data to Better Measure Income: Implications for Poverty, Program Effectiveness, and Holes in the Safety Net

By Bruce D. Meyer and Nikolas Mittag. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 42. January 6, 2016.

State Taxation and the Reallocation of Business Activity: Evidence from Establishment-Level Data

By Xavier Giroud and Joshua Rauh. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 41. December 23, 2015.

Effects of the Minimum Wage on Employment Dynamics

By Jonathan Meer and Jeremy West. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 40. December 9, 2015.

Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty

By Scott R. Baker, Nicholas Bloom, and Steven J. Davis. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 39. November 25, 2015.

Do Consumers Recognize the Value of Fuel Economy?

By James M. Sallee, Sarah West, and Wei Fan. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 38. November 11, 2015.

Does Compulsory Licensing Discourage Invention? Evidence from German Patents after World War I

By Joerg Baten, Nicola Bianchi, and Petra Moser. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 37. October 28, 2015.

Does Wealth Inequality Matter for Growth? The Effect of Billionaire Wealth, Income Distribution, and Poverty

By Sutirtha Bagchi and Jan Svejnar. Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 36. October 14, 2015.