Measuring the impact of health insurance on levels and trends in inequality
2010 Cornell University study done for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effect of health insurance on trends in income inequality.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Executive compensation at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, 2000-2008
2009 Harvard University and Tel Aviv University study on whether the firms’ executive compensation encouraged incentives for executives to take excessive risks.
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How longer work lives ease the crunch of population aging
2009 RAND Corporation paper examines the potential benefits of workers remaining in the workforce for longer periods of time.
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Smoothing effect of carpool lanes on freeway bottlenecks
2008 U.C. Berkeley study looking at the effect of carpool lanes on the number of person and vehicle hours traveled.
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Credit conditions and trade during the global financial crisis
2010 study by Stanford and Singapore Management University on the effect of credit tightening on international trade during the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
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Mom-and-pop meet big-box: Complements or substitutes?
2009 paper by the University of Maryland and the Center for Economic Studies on the effect of large chain retail stores on smaller retailers as well as local employment.
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act and population aging challenges
A 2008 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research paper looking at age discrimination in the U.S. and the ADEA’s historical effects
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Did U.S. highways cause suburbanization?
2008 Brown University paper examining the extent to which highways could explain rates of suburbanization within the U.S.
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Geographic and ethnic patterns of metropolitan planning boards
2006 paper by the Brookings Institution exploring the potential for bias in the structure of metropolitan planning organizations.
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What really determines whether a manufacturing firm locates and remains in California
2008 paper by California State University examines the state’s manufacturing job loss and explores possible solutions.
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