Economic Research
EconomistsStaff Details
James A. Schmitz, Jr.
Senior Economist
Phone:
(612) 204-5482
Email: jas@res.mpls.frb.fed.us
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Recent Work/Updates
Competition and Productivity: A Review of Evidence
February 2010 - Staff Report 439
The Economic Performance of Cartels: Evidence from the New Deal U.S. Sugar Manufacturing Cartel, 1934–74
November 2009 - Staff Report 437
Transportation and Development: Insights from the U.S., 1840–1860
May 2009 - Staff Report 425
Monopoly and the Incentive to Innovate When Adoption Involves Switchover Disruptions
Revised October 2008 - Staff Report 402
Does Regulation Reduce Productivity? Evidence From Regulation of the U.S. Beet-Sugar Manufacturing Industry During the Sugar Acts, 1934-74
April 2007 - Staff Report 389
Latin America in the Rearview Mirror
September 2006 - Quarterly Review 3011
Published In: Journal of Monetary Economics
(Vol. 52, No. 1, January 2005, pp. 69-107)
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