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Pro-Work Policy Proposals for Older Americans in the 21st Century

Richard V. Burkhauser & Joseph F. Quinn
In this report the authors summarize how government policy has influenced retirement since the end of World War II.
October 31, 1997

Empirical Evaluation of Bureaucratic Models of Inefficiency

William Duncombe, Jerry Miner & John Ruggiero
September 30, 1997

Healthier and Wealthier? The Changing Economic Circumstances of the Elderly

James P. Smith
How is the economic status of the elderly changing and what are their prospects for the future? The authors' portrait tells us how well off they are on average, but also about the vast disparities that exist among them.
April 30, 1997

See related: Aging

American Longevity: Past, Present, and Future

Samuel H. Preston
How long we live, and how long members of our families and social groups live, is extraordinarily important to us. Unfortunately, the subject of longevity falls between the cracks of academe and has received far less attention than it warrants.
September 30, 1996

See related: Aging, Longevity

Public Policy and Entrepreneurship

Douglas Holtz-Eakin
This brief surveys the various notions of "small business," presents criteria that should underlie policies toward business, and reviews the case for public policies to stimulate entrepreneurship and small business.
October 31, 1995

Potential Cost Savings from School district Consolidation

Jerry Miner, William Duncombe & John Ruggiero
August 31, 1995

See related: Education

The Rhetoric and the Reality of Health Care Reform Legislation

Marilyn Moon
Here the author focuses on five areas where rhetoric confused the Clinton Administration's failed health care reform debate, and compares them with the underlying realities of health care reform.
June 30, 1995

Opening Doors: How to Cut Discrimination by Supporting Neighborhood Integration

John Yinger
The recent tremendous progress made in the enforcement of fair housing and fair lending legislation are commendable. These efforts may fall short of the mark, however, because they are likely to have little impact on one of the principal sources of discrimination by real estate brokers and landlords, namely residential segregation.
January 31, 1995

Panel Data Analysis

Badi H. Baltagi
January 1, 1992

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