Economic Research
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All Publications and Papers for
Thomas J. Holmes
Consultant
New Manufacturing Investment and Unions
June 2013 - The Region
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New Manufacturing Investment and Unions
February 2013 - Economic Policy Papers
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Technology Capital Transfer
Revised November 2011 - Working Paper 687
The Case of the Disappearing Large-Employer Manufacturing Plants: Not Much of a Mystery After All
September 2011 - The Region
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The Case of the Disappearing Large-Employer Manufacturing Plants: Not Much of a Mystery After All
July 2011 - Economic Policy Papers
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An Alternative Theory of the Plant Size Distribution with an Application to Trade
April 2010 - Staff Report 445
Competition and Productivity: A Review of Evidence
February 2010 - Staff Report 439
Published In: Annual Review of Economics
(Vol. 2, September 2010, pp. 619-642)
Economies of Density versus Natural Advantage: Crop Choice on the Back Forty
Revised June 2009 - Working Paper 668
Published In: The Review of Economics and Statistics
(Vol. 94, No. 1, February 2012, pp. 1-19)
A Theory of Outsourcing and Wage Decline
March 2009 - Working Paper 669
Monopoly and the Incentive to Innovate When Adoption Involves Switchover Disruptions
Revised October 2008 - Staff Report 402
Geographic Spillover of Unionism
January 2006 - Staff Report 368
A Theory of Factor Allocation and Plant Size
October 2003 - Staff Report 325
Published In: RAND Journal of Economics
(Vol. 39, No. 2, Summer 2008, pp. 329-351)
The Home Market and the Pattern of Trade: Round Three
April 2002 - Staff Report 304
The Role of Cities: Evidence From the Placement of Sales Offices
January 2002 - Staff Report 298
Competition at Work: Railroads vs. Monopoly in the U.S. Shipping Industry
Spring 2001 - Quarterly Review
Do Mergers Lead to Monopoly in the Long Run? Results From the Dominant Firm Model
March 2000 - Staff Report 264
Bar Codes Lead to Frequent Deliveries and Superstores
May 1999 - Staff Report 261
Published In: RAND Journal of Economics
(Vol. 32, No. 4, Winter 2001, pp. 708-725)
A Gain From Trade: More Research, Less Obstruction
March 1998 - Staff Report 245
Step-by-Step Migration to Efficient Agglomerations
November 1996 - Staff Report 221
How Industries Migrate When Agglomeration Economies Are Important
October 1996 - Staff Report 219
Published In: Journal of Urban Economics
(Vol. 45, No. 2, March 1999, pp. 240-263)
The Effect of State Policies on the Location of Industry: Evidence from State Borders
Revised September 1996 - Staff Report 205
Published In: Journal of Political Economy
(Vol. 106, No. 4, August 1998, pp. 667-705)
Resistance to New Technology and Trade Between Areas
Winter 1995 - Quarterly Review
Analyzing a Proposal to Ban State Tax Breaks to Businesses
Revised May 1995 - Working Paper 544
Localization of Industry and Vertical Disintegration
April 1995 - Staff Report 190
Published In: Review of Economics and Statistics
(Vol. 81, No. 2, May 1999, pp. 314-325)
Analyzing a Proposal to Ban State Tax Breaks to Businesses
Spring 1995 - Quarterly Review
On the Turnover of Business Firms and Business Managers
March 1995 - Working Paper 545
Published In: Journal of Political Economy
(Vol. 103, Issue 5, October 1995, pp. 1005-1038)
Published In: Innovation, evolution of industry and economic growth
(Vol. 2, 2000, pp. 29-62)
Resistance to Technology and Trade Between Areas
October 1994 - Staff Report 184
