This paper explores the long‐run health benefits of education for longevity. Using mortality
data from the Social Security Administration (1988–2005) linked to geographic locations in …

This paper studies the long-run effects of government-led construction of manufacturing
plants on the regions where they were built and on individuals from those regions …

We assess the impact of a rapid rise in Japanese import competition on the growth in racial
earnings and employment gaps during the 1970s and 80s. Using commuting zone level …

The necessity to overhaul national infrastructure has become one of the key issues of US
domestic policy in recent years. While the benefits of infrastructure spending are often …

Abstract The United States witnessed an unprecedented crime wave in the second half of
the twentieth century, with the total index crime rate more than tripling between 1960-1980 …

The Covid-19 pandemic was tremendously disruptive to American life and had profound
effects on American cities and metropolitan areas. This report seeks to unpack the effects of …

Before 1970, almost all short-term consumer credit in the United States was extended by
merchants, but now is extended by banks in the form of credit cards. To evaluate the effects …

Before 1970, almost all short-term consumer credit in the United States was extended by
merchants, but now is extended by banks in the form of credit cards. To evaluate the effects …

Abstract County Business Patterns (CBP) dataset was first published in 1946 by the Bureau
of the Census and has been an annual issuance since 1946. It contains statistics on …