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January 3, 2024
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 364
Where the Wild Things Are: The Governance of Private Companies
In aggregate, private companies employ more individuals, interact with far more people, and span a broader range of economic activities than public companies.
By Asaf Eckstein and Gideon Parchomovsky
December 20, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 363
Benign Effects of Automation: New Evidence from Patent Texts
Our research finds that automation increases total employment, but the effect varies by industry.
By Katja Mann and Lukas Püttmann
December 13, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 362
Did the 2018 Trade War Improve Job Opportunities for US Workers?
Our research studies how the trade war affected the posting of online job advertisements during the immediate aftermath of the tariff hikes in 2018.
By Beata Javorcik, Katherine Stapleton, Benjamin Kett, & Layla O’Kane
December 6, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

Is the Global Economy Deglobalizing? And If So, Why? And What Is Next?
Our research critically assesses existing evidence regarding the deglobalization hypothesis, analyzes the causes of a potential deglobalization trend, and speculates about the consequences of potential deglobalization.
By Pinelopi Goldberg and Tristan Reed
November 29, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 360
Getting Down to Business: Chain Ownership and Fertility Clinic Performance
Using novel data on US fertility clinic chains, research provides evidence that chain ownership can improve health care outcomes under certain conditions.
By Ambar La Forgia and Julia Bodner
November 22, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 359
Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice and Patient Harm: Evidence from Medical Malpractice Payouts and Adverse Action Reports
Our research analyzes whether granting nurse practitioners the authority to practice without physician oversight harms patients; our results suggest that there is no harm.
By Sara Markowitz and Andrew J. D. Smith
November 15, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 358
Effects of the Minimum Wage on the Nonprofit Sector
The nonprofit sector’s ability to absorb increases in labor costs differs from the private sector’s in a number of ways.
By Jonathan Meer and Hedieh Tajali
November 8, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 357
Now You Can Take It with You: Effects of Occupational Credential Recognition on Labor Market Outcomes
Requiring government permission to practice, occupational licensing creates barriers to entry and is likely to serve special interests rather than the public interest.
By Kihwan Bae and Edward J. Timmons
November 1, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 356
Does Occupational Licensing Reduce Value Creation on Digital Platforms?
In professions where a state requires an occupational license, it is illegal to work for pay without a license.
By Peter Q. Blair and Mischa Fisher
October 25, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 355
Minimum Wages and Homelessness
My analysis shows that this pattern exists across dozens of American cities: the more a city increased the minimum wage, the more the homeless population in that city tended to increase compared with cities that did not raise the minimum wage.
By Seth J. Hill
October 18, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 354
Do Prostitution Laws Affect Rape Rates? Evidence from Europe
Our research finds that liberalizing prostitution leads to a significant decrease in rape rates whereas prohibiting it does the opposite.
By Huasheng Gao and Vanya Petrova
October 11, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 353
On the Public Finance of Capital Punishment
The United States continues to face scrutiny over its status as the only Western nation with the authority to execute its citizens.
By Alexander Lundberg
October 5, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 352
Wealth Inequality and Democracy
The ability to look at differences between economic elites is important because the expected impact of wealth inequality on democracy is theoretically ambiguous.
By Sutirtha Bagchi and Matthew J. Fagerstrom
September 27, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 351
Connected Lending of Last Resort
Today’s central banks have strict rules to prevent conflicts of interest, as do other public administrations. Yet, given their role in the economy, central bankers cannot be fully isolated from private‐sector influence.
By Kris James Mitchener and Eric Monnet
September 20, 2023
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 350
The Contribution of High-Skilled Immigrants to Innovation in the United States
Based on a 2003 survey, U.S. immigrants with a four-year college degree were twice as likely to have a patent than U.S.-born college graduates.
By Shai Bernstein, Rebecca Diamond, Abhisit Jiranaphawiboon, Beatriz Pousada, & Timothy McQuade