Why has regional income convergence in the U.S. stopped? Zoning and inequality
2012 paper from Harvard on how restrictive zoning across the U.S. had decreased labor mobility and stalled progress toward diminishing income inequality.
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Polarization of job opportunities in the U.S. labor market
2013 and 2010 studies for the NBER on the U.S. labor market, the “hollowing out” of middle-income jobs, and disparities between high- and low-wage jobs.
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Corporate political contributions: Investment or agency?
2012 working paper by University of Minnesota and the University of Kansas on the relationship between firms’ political donations and corporate performance.
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Labor unions and life satisfaction: Evidence from new data
2010 study from Notre Dame and Texas A&M University in Social Indicators Research on labor unions and levels of happiness in 14 countries.
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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations
2011 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research examining how cultural diversity has affected societal growth over centuries.
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Consumer intentions on two major shopping days
2012 study from Kansas State published in the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and customer preferences.
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The “creative class” and the financial crisis
2012 study from the University of Toronto and other institutions on structural changes in the U.S. job market, as demonstrated during the Great Recession.
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Tax policy, economic growth and deficit solutions: Research roundup
2012 review of research on tax theory and practice in the United States, including the Bush tax cuts, consumption taxes, and taxes on higher-income households.
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Unemployment and voter turnout
2012 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University on unemployment and voter turnout.
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American public opinion on economic inequality, taxes and mobility
2012 report from Illinois Wesleyan University published in Public Opinion Quarterly on income inequality and public opinion over time.
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