Do Youth Employment Programs Work?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 10% of…
Infrastructure, Development and the Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan, sponsored by the United States between…
Multinationals, Monopsony and the United Fruit Company
The effect of large-scale foreign investments in developing…
Individual vs. Joint Taxation
How do different income taxation systems -- for instance…
Cartels and Productivity
Cartels are a common feature in most economies. For instance,…
Immigration and Labor Markets
Economists have been studying the labor-market consequences…
Racial Bias in Policing
In January 2017, Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions was…
Digitization in the Film Industry
Technology standards play a central role in a broad array…
Quantifying the Cost of Caregiving
The aging of the population brings with it a host of pressing…
The Cost of Bad Parents
Almost three million children in the U.S. have a parent in…