A study of the effects of bank structure and profitability on the births of new firms, arguing that local credit markets potentially affect firm location decisions.

A test of whether the enactment of a dedicated tax leads to higher payroll and wages for public employees, by means of survey results from the local mass-transit industry.

An examination of capital policies in the public and private sector through analysis of the scrappage decisions of local mass-transit providers, showing that the structure of federal grants has a direct impact on scrappage rates that leads to shorter equipment life in the local public sector.

A study of how state and federal grants affect the maintenance policies of local mass-transit providers, showing that private owners of transit capital devote significantly greater resources to maintenance than do public owners of similar capital.

An analysis of the effects of race-based housing subsidies on racial composition and housing prices, examining their impacts in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

This paper presents evidence of the effect on house values of a school redistricting in Shaker Heights, Ohio in 1987. As a result of redistricting, neighborhood schools are disrupted, bus transportation is introduced, and school racial composition changes. The data include all arms-length sales...