Research

In this paper, economists Jie Chen, Chad D. Meyerhoefer, and Edward J. Timmons focus on the impacts SOP laws have on dental hygienists and therefore the use and cost of dental care.

With the COVID-19 crisis fueling increased calls to create an insular world with fewer immigrants and less trade between countries, we risk both our short-term recovery and long-term economic growth. What should civil society and policymakers do now, or as the medical emergency subsides, to ensure that economies stay open and connected?

With the COVID-19 crisis fueling increased calls to create an insular world with fewer immigrants and less trade between countries, we risk both our short-term recovery and long-term economic growth. What should civil society and policymakers do now, or as the medical emergency subsides, to ensure that economies stay open and connected?

With the COVID-19 crisis fueling increased calls to create an insular world with fewer immigrants and less trade between countries, we risk both our short-term recovery and long-term economic growth. What should civil society and policymakers do now, or as the medical emergency subsides, to ensure that economies stay open and connected?

Using county-level data from the US census and Danish emigration archives, researchers Dr. Nina Boberg-Fazlić and Dr. Paul Sharp found that counties where more Danes migrated after 1880 then specialized in dairying and used more modern practices.

With the COVID-19 crisis fueling increased calls to create an insular world with fewer immigrants and less trade between countries, we risk both our short-term recovery and long-term economic growth. What should civil society and policymakers do now, or as the medical emergency subsides, to ensure that economies stay open and connected?

With the COVID-19 crisis fueling increased calls to create an insular world with fewer immigrants and less trade between countries, we risk both our short-term recovery and long-term economic growth. What should civil society and policymakers do now, or as the medical emergency subsides, to ensure that economies stay open and connected?

With the COVID-19 crisis fueling increased calls to create an insular world with fewer immigrants and less trade between countries, we risk both our short-term recovery and long-term economic growth. What should civil society and policymakers do now, or as the medical emergency subsides, to ensure that economies stay open and connected?

Fourteen states and Washington DC allow unauthorized immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. These policies are called Unauthorized Immigrant License Policies (UILP). The justification for such policies is that doing so may encourage those who are already driving to also get car insurance.

In this paper, economists Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Monica Deza examine the effects of sanctuary policies on domestic violence. This research is important because reports of domestic violence may change when sanctuary policies are in effect.

The term state capacity refers to a government’s ability to effectively govern its people. A government with a high state capacity has both the ability to enforce the laws it passes and raise the funds necessary to provide public goods such as welfare, infrastructure, and national defense.

This essay is part of a symposium on economic recovery after COVID-19. The goal of this symposium is to offer policy solutions that will help the U.S. recover faster and emerge economically stronger than ever.

This essay is part of a symposium on economic recovery after COVID-19. The goal of this symposium is to offer policy solutions that will help the U.S. recover faster and emerge economically stronger than ever.

In this paper, Arthur Wardle and Sherzod Akhundjanov test whether smaller refiners are actually hurt by the RFS.

This essay is part of a symposium on economic recovery after COVID-19. The goal of this symposium is to offer policy solutions that will help the U.S. recover faster and emerge economically stronger than ever.

This essay is part of a symposium on economic recovery after COVID-19. The goal of this symposium is to offer policy solutions that will help the U.S. recover faster and emerge economically stronger than ever.

While the US Postal Savings System was disbanded in 1966, politicians have recently called for its re-establishment as a way to address the gap in affordable banking options for low-income households.

Ostrom studied the management of shared environmental resources. Her work focused on how human beings come together to solve social dilemmas such as how a resource held in common should be managed.

In this paper, immigration researchers Andrew C. Forrester and Alex Nowrasteh examine if these partnerships between federal officials and local law enforcement are increasing public safety by reducing crime.

New technologies are changing the relationship that electricity consumers have with their utility providers. What began as a one-way interaction of providing power to consumers is increasingly a two-directional relationship.

In this policy paper authors Gonzalez and Gray survey the literature on HBBs, including the history of regulations on HBBs. Next they review current attempts at reform at the city and state level.

On January 10, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed to update its regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Joe Kane and Will Rinehart address the FCC’s proposal to change the use of 5.850-5.925 GHz Band in this public interest comment.

In this policy paper, Jenkins, Dougher, and Garlick begin by examining how the maintenance backlog was created and why it has persisted over time. They then outline several solutions that could be adopted to address the maintenance backlog.

In this working paper, authors Stephen Breeze, Justin Cox, and Todd Griffith analyze the 2017 change and find that a shortened settlement cycle leads to increased liquidity, particularly for more difficult-to-borrow securities.

In their paper, immigration scholars Pia Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny first discuss points-based and merit-based immigration reform proposals before detailing their limitations. Then the authors discuss a variety of auction systems and finally…

This research explores the key issues underlying the value of a statistical life.

This policy paper points out a number of reasons why smart thermostats have been more effective at reducing energy use than smart meters rolled out under SGIG.

This comment summarizes the proposed rule change, discusses the economic impacts of refugees, and then details research showing the risks of pushing refugees into black markets by making it harder for them to work legally.

This research demonstrates some of the unintended consequences that can be inflicted when immigration enforcement policies are not carefully crafted.