November 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

The Impact of School Quality on the Transmission of Inequality
Leverage, Fire Sales, and the 2015 Chinese Stock Market Crash
Sanctions Program Reduces Illegal Entries into the United States
Medical Spending Is Higher When Doctors Can Be Sued
Are Investors Inattentive to SEC-Mandated Corporate Reports?
AI Improves Translation, Facilitates International Trade

October 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Are EU Markets More Competitive than Those in the U.S.?
Measuring the Explosive Growth in Chinese Research
Pride in National Football Teams Can Ease Ethnic Tensions
Hospital Mergers Generate Relatively Small Cost Savings
The Lingering, Lethal Toll of America's Crack Crisis
How Probability Weighting Affects Household Investment Decisions

September 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

New Evidence that Unions Raise Wages for Less-Skilled Workers
Debt Markets Are Biased toward Home Country Currencies
Market Anticipation of FOMC Policy "Shocks"
More Affordable Travel Alters Chemistry of Collaborations
When Financing Terms Are Generous, Car Buyers Pay More
Who Gains When a City Has a Productivity Spurt?

August 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Evaluating the Role of Credit Ratings in the 2008 Crisis
Access to New Global Markets Pushes Best Firms to Get Better
The Spillover Effects of International Joint Ventures in China
Early Social Security Claiming and Poverty among Elders
Forced Migration Associated with Preference for Education
Hotter School Days, Less Learning — Unless There's AC

July 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

When It Comes to Entrepreneurs, Youth Isn't Everything
Automation Can Be a Response to an Aging Workforce
High-Speed Rail Expansion and German Worker Mobility
Exploring Wide Productivity Variances among EU Firms
Corporate Money in Politics: A Philanthropic Channel
Postdoctoral Fellowships and Career Choice in Science

June 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Economic and Financial Consequences of Corporate Cyberattacks
Small Business Lending Declined after Dodd-Frank Passed
Using Online Prices to Calculate Purchasing Power Parity
Married Women Who Retire Early May Forfeit Social Security Wealth
Conditional Cash Transfers Boosted Education and Earnings
Long-Term Effects of Nevada's Job-Search Assistance Program

May 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Employer Concentration and Stagnant Wages
Efforts to Curb Tax Avoidance Offshore Paid Off, to a Degree
The Peter Principle Isn't Just Real, It's Costly
When the Wheat Harvest and the Fracking Boom Rode the Rails
Working Longer Can Sharply Raise Retirement Income

April 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

How Large Are the U.S. Economy's Gains from Trade?
Intergenerational Effects of Disability Insurance Receipt
Assessing an Illinois Workplace Wellness Program
The Geopolitics of International Currency Choice
Fair Trade Certification Lifts Incomes of Coffee Communities
Finding the Roots of Entrepreneurship at the Dinner Table

March 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Confiscation of German Copyrights Boosted U.S. Math and Science
Fracking, Oil Prices, and the Pass-Through of Input Costs
Older Americans Would Work Longer if Jobs Were Flexible
Competition and Search in Internet Markets for Used Books
Professionals Licensed at State Level Are Slow to Move Interstate
The Effects of Uniform Pricing by U.S. Retail Chains

February 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

Paying Down Credit Card Debt in Suboptimal Ways
Quantifying the Impact of ECB Policies during the Debt Crisis
Informing College Students about Loan Options Increases Attainment
Booming Home Prices Lead to Increased Spending on Public Education
Eliminating 'Food Deserts' Won't Cure Nutritional Inequality
Evaluating the U.S. Dollar's Outsized Role in World Trade

January 2018 Issue     Full issue available as PDF

In a Financial Crisis, Room to Maneuver Is Worth a Lot
The Housing Market Crash and Wealth Inequality in the U.S.
Limits on OPEC Output Increase Global Oil Production Costs
Exploring the Intricacies of Venture Capital Valuations
Nature Versus Nurture: A Look at American Inventors
Some Taxpayers Forgo Benefits of Itemizing because of Filing Costs

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