Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Labor
European Vacation: Why Americans Work More Than Europeans
Taxes, not culture, account for the difference, according to economist Ed Prescott.
Douglas Clement
December 2003 - The Region
Shrinking a deadweight loss
A proposal to reform Social Security
Douglas Clement
December 2003 - The Region
Wives at Work
From 1950 to 1990, married women tripled their hours in the workplace. New research suggests that reduced wage discrimination—not better appliances or higher incomes—caused this sea change in the work
Phil Davies
December 2003 - The Region
Non-Convexities in Quantitative General Equilibrium Studies of Business Cycles
Edward C. Prescott
November 2003 - Staff Report
A Theory of Factor Allocation and Plant Size
Thomas J. Holmes, Matthew F. Mitchell
October 2003 - Staff Report
The Economics of Labor Adjustment: Mind the Gap
Jonathan L. Willis, Russell Cooper
July 2003 - Staff Report
Why Are Married Women Working So Much?
Ellen R. McGrattan, Larry E. Jones, Rodolfo E. Manuelli
June 2003 - Staff Report
Competitive Pressure and Labor Productivity: World Iron Ore Markets in the 1980s
James A. Schmitz, Jr., Jose E. Galdon-Sanchez
April 2003 - Quarterly Review
Updated Facts on the U.S. Distributions of Earnings, Income, and Wealth
Javier Díaz-Giménez, José-Víctor Ríos-Rull, Santiago Budría Rodríguez, Vincenzo Quadrini
July 2002 - Quarterly Review
Specialization and the Skill Premium in the 20th Century
Matthew F. Mitchell
July 2001 - Staff Report
Competition at Work: Railroads vs. Monopoly in the U.S. Shipping Industry
James A. Schmitz, Jr., Thomas J. Holmes
April 2001 - Quarterly Review
Knowledge Diffusion through Employee Mobility
April Franco, Darren Filson
July 2000 - Staff Report
Rethinking NAIRU
Top of the Ninth
Gary H. Stern
June 2000 - The Region
The Great Depression in the United States From A Neoclassical Perspective
Lee E. Ohanian, Harold L. Cole
December 1999 - Quarterly Review
A Higher Minimum Wage-A Mistake Waiting to Happen
Guest Editorial: Preston Miller, vice president and economic advisor, discusses the merits and demerits of an increasing minimum wage.
Preston J. Miller
September 1999 - The Region
