Wage Dispersion and Efficiency. It is often assumed that markets generate efficient allocations, but these are not necessarily fair. The widening of wage differentials that is currently observed is interpreted in this manner: Skill-biased technological progress increases demand for skilled work...

This study's estimates of the reduction in accidents from a ban on cell phone use while driving are both lower and less certain than previous studies indicate.

Review of: A State of Health: New Jersey's Medical Heritage by Karen Reeds. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 2001. Pp 142; $ 45. [Published on HNet, November 2005] A State of Health, like Cowen's earlier book, offers a coherent overview of New Jersey's medical history. Primarily, however,...

Schools are essential in forming human capital and in improving the long-term health of the economy. They are also heavily reliant on state and local funds, which were severely depleted during the Great Recession. To alleviate some of the strain on local budgets, the federal government passed...

Health insurance coverage in New Jersey is threatened on all sides: private insurance coverage is eroding; the number of uninsured individuals is growing; and state budget pressure, combined with federal policy pressure, could lead to public insurance coverage cutbacks. This issue brief presents...

Cash and Counseling had sizable effects on the proportion of people receiving paid care in Arkansas and New Jersey. It also had sizable effects among the nonelderly—but not the elderly—in Florida, where a higher percentage of enrollees were already receiving this type of care...