December 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Microfinance Spurs Sustained Growth — but Not for Everyone
How Grocery Prices Influence Consumers' Inflation Expectations
Spare the Suspensions, Spoil the Child? Maybe the Reverse Is True
Publicly Provided Legal Services Affected Family Structure
Bankruptcy Reform of 2005 Sharply Reduced Filings
Women Persistently Sell Themselves Short of Same-Skill Men

November 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Secular Stagnation and the Decline in Real Interest Rates
Common Application Has Had Wide-Ranging Effects on College Admissions
On Improving Tax Revenue Collections in Developing Countries
Foreclosures Can Amplify Downward Spirals of House Prices
Most US High-Tech Inventors Live in Just a Few Urban Clusters
Assessing the ACA's Impact on Insurance Coverage, 4 Years On

October 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Brexit Uncertainty Is Taking a Toll on the British Economy
Evaluating Unconventional Monetary Policies after the Great Recession
How Timing of Parenting Tips Boosts Their Effectiveness for Children
Lasting Impacts of a Gas Price Shock during Teenage Driving Years
Minority Borrowers Pay More, Even under Algorithmic Lending
Monetary Policy and Consumer Spending by Different Age Groups

September 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Early Experience with Intensive Research Has Long-Lasting Effects
Borrowers Aware of FICO Scores Are Less Likely to Be Overdue
R&D Tax Credits Boost New as Well as Existing Firms
Is the Phillips Curve Still a Useful Guide for Policymakers?
High Returns from Government Programs for Low-Income Children
As Southern Schools Desegregated, Share of Black Teachers Declined

August 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

The Rise of $500 Million Bond Offerings by Emerging-Market Firms
Highly Leveraged Firms Must Pay More to Keep Workers
Official Statistics Overstate China's Growth Rate
Accounting for the High Percentage of Veterans in Public Service
Perry Preschool Project Outcomes in the Next Generation
New Estimates of the Stock Market Wealth Effect

July 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Cancellation of Student Loans Led to a General Deleveraging
Why Does the Debt-to-GDP Ratio Constrain Crisis Response?
WWII Policy Kept Patents Secret, Slowed Innovation
Bright Lights, Fewer Serious Crimes in New York City Projects
Chance to Work with Emerging IT Helps Firms Recruit
Car Buyers Seem to Undervalue Fuel Economy

June 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

New Insights on Past and Present Impacts of Automation
How Strongly Do Expectations about Returns Affect Portfolio Choice?
If There's a Doctor in the Family, Health Outcomes Improve
The News about Equity Market Volatility Is Changing
Analyzing Efforts to Rein in Misinformation on Social Media
Assessing Federal Subsidies for Purchases of Electric Vehicles

May 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

U.S. Consumers Have Borne the Brunt of the Current Trade War
Mineral Rights Auctions Produce More for Texas than Negotiation
Why Some Regions Rebounded Faster after the Great Recession
How Top Earners Make Money: Often, from Running a Business
Cities' Bright Lights and Big Promises Dim for the Less-Educated
Unintended Births and Fertility Trends in the U.S. since 1991

April 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Explaining Why Investors Hold Sovereign Bonds with Default Risk
Repeating 8th Grade Increases Likelihood of a Criminal Conviction
Sherman's March Left a Lasting Legacy of Retarded Development
Women from Elite Colleges Earn More Because They Work More
New Estimates of the Benefits of U.S. Highway Construction
Fracking Disclosures by Firms Spur Productivity, Slow Innovation

March 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Favoritism toward China's Former State-Owned Enterprises
Employees See Wage Gains when Small Firms Win Patents
Employment Growth and Rising Women's Labor Force Participation
Test-Related Stress and Student Scores on High-Stakes Exams
Child Access Prevention Laws and Firearm-Related Homicides
Attracting Low-Income Students to Top Universities
Retail Investors Reach for Income when Interest Rates Fall

February 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

India's Demonetization Reduced Employment and Economic Activity
Differences in the Borrowing Behavior of Public and Private Firms
The French (Trade) Revolution of 1860: A Win-Win Liberalization
The Association between Job-Finding Expectations and Success
The Falling Environmental Cost of U.S. Electricity Generation
Can 'Forward Guidance' Work for Fiscal Policy?

January 2019 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

When the Fed Lowers U.S. Rates, Emerging Market Loans Soar
e-Commerce and the Pricing Behavior of Traditional Retailers
Early Retirement and Mortality Rates of Blue-Collar Men
DoD Contractor Mergers Increased Use of No-Bid, Cost-Plus Deals
Long-Term Effects of Children's Neighborhood Environs
As Visa Lines Lengthen, STEM PhDs Look Homeward