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
Closed Doors, Opportunities Lost: The Continuing Costs of Housing Discrimination
John M. Yinger
December 31, 1995
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
On the Measurement and Causes of Technical Inefficiency in Local Public Service: With an Application to Public Education
John Ruggiero, William Duncombe & Jerry Miner
September 30, 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
Social Security Reform: A Budget Neutral Approach to Reducing Older Women's Disproportional Risk of Poverty
Richard V. Burkhauser & Timothy M. Smeeding
October 31, 1994
Foreign Investment in the United States: Issues, Magnitudes, and Location Choices of New Manufacturing Plants, 1978 to 1987
Jan Ondrich and Michael J. Wasylenko
December 31, 1993
America's Ailing Cities: Fiscal Health and the Design of Urban Policy
John M. Yinger
December 31, 1991
Property Taxes and House Values: The Theory and Estimation of Intrajurisdictional Property Tax Capitalization, 1st Edition
John M. Yinger
December 31, 1988