This research estimates the influence of various economic, legal, and political factors on the occurrence of federal land exchanges over time. Economic growth is found to significantly increase the number of land exchanges. The passage of laws related to exchanges and the political affiliation...

Meta-analysis is used to determine if there are factors that systematically affect price and income elasticity estimates in studies of gasoline demand in the United States. Elasticity estimates from previous studies are used as the dependent variable with data characteristics, model structure,...

Energy conservation regulations, such as fuel taxes and fuel economy mandates for automobiles, are often assumed to reduce air pollution in lock step with the reduction in fuel consumption. Under the current system of tailpipe emissions regulations in the United States, this is not necessarily...

This study reviews previous research on labor supply and demand wage responsiveness. A meta-analysis of estimated demand wage elasticities was conducted to better understand any systematic factors that influence such estimates. Factors studied include short versus long run response, family...