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Working Papers

2021

1. Because of Monopolies, Income Inequality Significantly Understates Economic Inequality
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (1)

2020

2. Monopolies Inflict Great Harm on Low- and Middle-Income Americans
   Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (2)
3. Monopolies: Silent Spreaders of Poverty and Economic Inequality
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
4. Solving the Housing Crisis will Require Fighting Monopolies in Construction
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

2015

5. Cartels Destroy Productivity: Evidence from the New Deal Sugar Manufacturing Cartel, 1934-74
   Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (4)

2012

6. New and Larger Costs of Monopoly and Tariffs
   Economic Policy Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (5)
   Also in Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2012) View citations (5)
7. What ever happened to the Puerto Rican sugar manufacturing industry?
   Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (2)

2011

8. Why Has Puerto Rico Performed So Poorly? Lessons from its Sugar Manufacturing Industry
   2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)

2010

9. Competition and productivity: a review of evidence
   Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (106)
   See also Journal Article Competition and Productivity: A Review of Evidence, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2010) View citations (120) (2010)
10. Does Foreign Competition Spur Productivity? Evidence From Post WWII U.S. Cement Manufacturing
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (6)

2009

11. The economic performance of cartels: evidence from the New Deal U.S. sugar manufacturing cartel, 1934-74
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (16)
12. Transportation and development: insights from the U.S., 1840-1860
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (12)

2008

13. Monopoly and the Incentive to Innovate When Adoption Involves Switchover Disruptions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    Also in Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2008) View citations (18)

2007

14. Does regulation reduce productivity? Evidence from regulation of the U.S. beet-sugar manufacturing industry during the Sugar Acts, 1934-74
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (2)
    Also in 2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2006)
15. Privatization’s Impact on Private Productivity: The Case of
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)

2005

16. What determines productivity? lessons from the dramatic recovery of the U.S. and Canadian iron-ore industries following their early 1980s crisis
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (170)
    See also Journal Article What Determines Productivity? Lessons from the Dramatic Recovery of the U.S. and Canadian Iron Ore Industries Following Their Early 1980s Crisis, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2005) View citations (172) (2005)

2004

17. Latin America in the Rearview Mirror
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    Also in Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2004) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Latin America in the rearview mirror, Quarterly Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2006) View citations (23) (2006)
18. Privatization's impact on private productivity: the case of Brazilian iron ore
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Privatization's Impact on Private Productivity: The Case of Brazilian Iron Ore, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2008) View citations (12) (2008)

1999

19. Threats to industry survival and labor productivity: world iron-ore markets in the 1980's
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

1998

20. A gain from trade: more research, less obstruction
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (3)
21. Explaining cross-country income differences
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (20)
    See also Chapter Explaining cross-country income differences, Handbook of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (51) (1999)

1997

22. Government production of investment goods and aggregate labor productivity
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Government production of investment goods and aggregate labor productivity, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2001) View citations (49) (2001)

1995

23. On the turnover of business firms and business managers
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (32)
    Also in Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems (1992) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article On the Turnover of Business Firms and Business Managers, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1995) View citations (41) (1995)

1994

24. Resistance to technology and trade between areas
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (24)

1988

25. A THEORY OF ENTERPRENEURSHIP AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE STUDY OF BUSINESS TRANSFERS
    Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A Theory of Entrepreneurship and Its Application to the Study of Business Transfers, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1990) View citations (209) (1990)

Journal Articles

2010

1. Competition and Productivity: A Review of Evidence
   Annual Review of Economics, 2010, 2, (1), 619-642 View citations (120)
   See also Working Paper Competition and productivity: a review of evidence, Staff Report (2010) View citations (106) (2010)

2008

2. Privatization's Impact on Private Productivity: The Case of Brazilian Iron Ore
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2008, 11, (4), 745-760 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Privatization's impact on private productivity: the case of Brazilian iron ore, Staff Report (2004) View citations (17) (2004)

2006

3. Latin America in the rearview mirror
   Quarterly Review, 2006, 30, (Sep) View citations (23)
   Also in Journal of Monetary Economics, 2005, 52, (1), 69-107 (2005) View citations (60)
   See also Working Paper Latin America in the Rearview Mirror, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (22) (2004)

2005

4. What Determines Productivity? Lessons from the Dramatic Recovery of the U.S. and Canadian Iron Ore Industries Following Their Early 1980s Crisis
   Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 113, (3), 582-625 View citations (172)
   See also Working Paper What determines productivity? lessons from the dramatic recovery of the U.S. and Canadian iron-ore industries following their early 1980s crisis, Staff Report (2005) View citations (170) (2005)

2003

5. Competitive pressure and labor productivity: world iron ore markets in the 1980s
   Quarterly Review, 2003, 27, (Spr), 9-23 View citations (19)
   Also in American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (4), 1222-1235 (2002) View citations (71)

2001

6. A gain from trade: From unproductive to productive entrepreneurship
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2001, 47, (2), 417-446 View citations (66)
7. Competition at work: railroads vs. monopoly in the U.S. shipping industry
   Quarterly Review, 2001, 25, (Spr), 3-29 View citations (21)
8. Government production of investment goods and aggregate labor productivity
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2001, 47, (1), 163-187 View citations (49)
   See also Working Paper Government production of investment goods and aggregate labor productivity, Staff Report (1997) View citations (5) (1997)

1999

9. Maintenance and repair: too big to ignore
   Quarterly Review, 1999, 23, (Fall), 2-13 View citations (72)

1997

10. Breaking down the barriers to technological progress: how U.S. policy can promote higher economic growth
    Annual Report, 1997, 11, (Mar), 2-18

1996

11. Managerial Tenure, Business Age, and Small Business Turnover
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1996, 14, (1), 79-99 View citations (21)
12. Nonresponse Bias and Business Turnover Rates: The Case of the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1996, 14, (2), 231-41 View citations (5)
13. The role played by public enterprises: how much does it differ across countries?
    Quarterly Review, 1996, 20, (Spr), 2-15 View citations (9)

1995

14. On the Turnover of Business Firms and Business Managers
    Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 103, (5), 1005-38 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper On the turnover of business firms and business managers, Working Papers (1995) View citations (32) (1995)
15. Resistance to new technology and trade between areas
    Quarterly Review, 1995, 19, (Win), 2-17 View citations (63)

1994

16. Can Companies Maintain Their Initial Innovation Thrust? A Study of the PC Software Industry
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1994, 76, (3), 523-40 View citations (25)

1993

17. Early progress on the \\"problem of economic development\\"
    Quarterly Review, 1993, 17, (Spr), 17-35 View citations (7)

1991

18. Are new firms an important source of innovation?: Evidence from the PC software industry
    Economics Letters, 1991, 35, (3), 339-342 View citations (24)

1990

19. A Theory of Entrepreneurship and Its Application to the Study of Business Transfers
    Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 98, (2), 265-94 View citations (209)
    See also Working Paper A THEORY OF ENTERPRENEURSHIP AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE STUDY OF BUSINESS TRANSFERS, Working papers (1988) View citations (1) (1988)

1989

20. Imitation, Entrepreneurship, and Long-run Growth
    Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (3), 721-39 View citations (85)

Chapters

1999

1. Explaining cross-country income differences
   Chapter 10 in Handbook of Macroeconomics, 1999, vol. 1, Part A, pp 669-737 View citations (51)
   See also Working Paper Explaining cross-country income differences, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1998) View citations (20) (1998)