This paper examines the effect of collective bargaining on several factors known to be determinants of student achievement in the public schools, particularly its effect on the teacher's allocation of time among various activities. Estimates based on a national survey show that bargaining...

A study indicating that service workers begin employment at a lower wage than comparable manufacturing workers, and then experience similar wage growth.

An estimation of the effect of school size on student achievement, with the results suggesting that market-based school reform could enhance student performance if the reform reduced school size.

A review of recent empirical studies concerned with how investment in public infrastructure affects various types of state- and local-level economic activity. The relationships between public and private investment are examined and assessed.

An examination of the dynamics of business activity in Cleveland, Ohio, using data about the formation of new businesses and about the expansion, contraction, and closing of existing businesses in seven sectors of the local economy.

An analysis of whether the economic downturn that began in mid-1990 hit white-collar workers disproportionately hard. The authors examine the issue from several perspectives and find overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

This paper offers an analysis of cyclical and secular patterns in job turnover using establishment-level data. We provide evidence from multiple data sets that show that the job turnover process is markedly different over time and across regions. Over time, we find that employment fluctuations...