Unit root tests, persistence, and the unemployment rate of the
U.S. States.(Author abstract)
1. Introduction
The high persistence in unemployment rates observed in the
developed world since the first oil shock has led to a vivid debate over
which paradigm can better explain the behavior . . .
Economic freedom and migration flows between U.S. States.(Author
abstract)
1. Introduction
Tiebout (1956) provided the foundation for analyzing the effects of
local government policy differentials on migration. As long as consumers
are fully mobile and informed, . . .
Automobile seatbelt usage and the value of statistical
life.(Author abstract)
1. Introduction
The two principal ways by which people can reduce their health and
safety risks are by choosing safer activities or by taking additional
precautions while engaging in a risky . . .
The unit root hypothesis for aggregate output may not hold after
all: new evidence from a panel stationarity test with multiple
1. Introduction
Since the seminal work by Nelson and Plosser (1982), researchers
have paid considerable attention to the presence of stochastic trends in
macroeconomic variables. That work also . . .
The reporting and underreporting of rape.
1. Introduction
The underreporting of rape represents one of the most persistent
patterns in law enforcement. The U.S. Department of Justice estimated
that for the period 1994-1995 only about . . .
The choice of employment arrangement in the market for
hospitalist services.(Report)
1. Introduction
Hospitalists specialize in the management of patients who are
hospitalized and provide continuity of hospital care from admission to
discharge. Clinical studies show that . . .
The diffusion of a medical innovation: is success in the
stars?(Author abstract)
1. Introduction
Traditional economic theories of technology adoption and diffusion
have naturally emphasized the role of economic incentives, predicting
that new technologies will be adopted . . .
The effect of reimbursement on the intensity of hospital
services.(Author abstract)
1. Introduction
We examine how an exogenous change in the average reimbursement of
a hospital admission affects within-hospital treatment intensity.
Treatment intensity has been shown to be . . .
State abortion restrictions and child fatal-injury: an
exploratory study.(Author abstract)(Report)
1. Introduction
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade established
that all women in the U.S. had the constitutional right to terminate a
pregnancy via abortion. This decision . . .
Introduction.(health economics)
Since the publication of Kenneth Arrow's seminal paper on the
role of uncertainty in health care decision making (Arrow 1963), the
field of health economics has matured into a distinct sub-field . . .
Sibling rivalry and strategic parental transfers: a
comment.(Comments)(Author abstract)
1. Introduction
This note shows that Proposition 5 in Chang and Weisman (2005)
contains a mistake. Although not affecting the paper's basic
intuition, our result shows that the parental transfer . . .
The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act: an economic
analysis.
1. Introduction
On October 28, 2000, the U.S. Congress passed a trade bill called
the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA). (1) Under the Act,
the U.S. government distributes the . . .
Prescription drug expenditures in the United States: the effects
of obesity, demographics, and new pharmaceutical products.(Stat
1. Introduction
During the period 1990-1998, real per capita expenditures on
prescription drugs in the U.S. increased by 84% (1996 dollars, GDP
deflator). Beginning in 1993, the average annual . . .
An analysis of the determinants of tipping behavior: a laboratory
experiment and evidence from restaurant tipping.(Statistical
t
1. Introduction
Restaurant tipping is a significant part of the economy. In 2003,
sales at full-service restaurants totaled approximately $151 billion
(U.S. Census Bureau 2005). Assuming a . . .
Where are they now? Tracking the Ph.D. class of 1997.(Statistical
table)(Statistical data)
1. Introduction
Students considering graduate school often contemplate various
career paths they might follow after completing their Ph.D.
dissertations. Young economists who are just completing . . .
Price indices and nonlinear mean-reversion of real exchange
rates.
1. Introduction
Are price indices crucial for the existence of a nonlinear mean
reversion of real exchange rates? Do prices or exchange-rate adjustments
dominate when deviations from purchasing . . .
Undesirable juvenile behavior and the quality of parental
relationships.
... children don't need their parents to like each other. They
don't even need them to be especially civil. They need them to stay
together, for better or worse.... Physical abuse, substance . . .
Margin, short selling, and lotteries in experimental asset
markets.
1. Introduction
One of the most striking results from experimental asset markets is
the tendency of asset prices to bubble above fundamental value and
subsequently crash. Explaining the price . . .
Right-to-work laws and manufacturing employment: the importance
of spatial dependence.
1. Introduction
Right-to-work (RTW) laws prohibit the requirement that a person
become a union member as a condition of employment. Such a prohibition,
if effective, raises the cost of union . . .
Money transfers among banked and unbanked Mexican
immigrants.
1. Introduction
The recognition of the matricula consular as an acceptable alien
identification by financial institutions has received considerable
attention in the media. (1) Mexican consulates . . .
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