Contemporary Economic Policy

1982 - 2025

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Volume 38, issue 4, 2020

CHINA AND WORLD OUTPUT IMPACT OF THE HUBEI LOCKDOWN DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK pp. 583-592

Shaowen Luo and Kwok Ping Tsang

FISCAL EXPENDITURE AND INDUSTRIAL LAND PRICE IN CHINA: THEORY AND EVIDENCE pp. 593-606

Pi‐Han Tsai, Chien‐Yu Huang and Tsun‐Feng Chiang

TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF THAILAND pp. 607-621

Zadia Feliciano and Nadia Doytch

THE DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM: A SURVEY pp. 622-642

Robert A. Lawson, Ryan Murphy and Benjamin Powell

DOES BIG GOVERNMENT HURT GROWTH LESS IN HIGH‐TRUST COUNTRIES? pp. 643-658

Andreas Bergh and Christian Bjørnskov

CONSTRAINING COMPETITION WITH STATE MANDATED FACILITY REQUIREMENTS pp. 659-674

David E. Harrington and Jaret Treber

REGULATION AND THE PAYDAY LENDING INDUSTRY pp. 675-693

Stefanie R. Ramirez

THE DETERMINANTS OF PRIVATE CAPITAL FLOWS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES: THE ROLE OF THE FED'S UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY pp. 694-710

Fredy Gamboa‐Estrada

VALUE OF LIFE AND INJURY: EVIDENCE FROM A U.S. FISHERY pp. 711-722

Akbar Marvasti

UNEARTHING T. REX: THE LAW AND ECONOMICS OF PALEONTOLOGICAL FINDS pp. 723-735

Paul Hallwood and Thomas J. Miceli

NONRESIDENT POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT GROWTH AND THE OUTCOMES OF IN‐STATE STUDENTS pp. 736-757

Diyi Li, Cheng Qian and Cory Koedel

Volume 38, issue 3, 2020

TRUMP, TWITTER, AND TREASURIES pp. 403-408

Peter Tillmann

LONGER‐RUN EFFECTS OF ANTI‐POVERTY POLICIES ON DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS pp. 409-434

David Neumark, Brian Asquith and Brittany Bass

A PATHWAY TO HOMEOWNERSHIP? EVIDENCE FROM THE IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT OF 1986 pp. 435-447

Jamie Sharpe

HAVE VEHICLE REGISTRATION RESTRICTIONS IMPROVED URBAN AIR QUALITY IN JAPAN? pp. 448-459

Shuhei Nishitateno and Paul Burke

ADOLESCENT VIDEO GAME PLAYING AND FIGHTING OVER THE LONG‐TERM pp. 460-473

Michael R. Ward

SOCIAL INFLUENCE AND THE CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY DECISION pp. 474-482

Jonathan Fisher

WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO AGGREGATE CONCENTRATION IN THE U.S. ECONOMY IN THE TWENTY‐FIRST CENTURY? pp. 483-495

Lawrence J. White and Jasper Yang

RADIUS RESTRICTION AND FIRMS' SURVIVAL: EVIDENCE FROM THE COFFEE FRANCHISE INDUSTRY pp. 496-514

Yun Jeong Choi, Jee Young Kim and Min Hee You

OPTIONS TO THE REALM: A COST NEUTRAL PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE POLITICAL INCENTIVES pp. 515-529

Joshua Hendrickson and Alexander William Salter

FAMILY PLANNING AND WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT: EVIDENCE FROM THE ONE‐CHILD POLICY pp. 530-545

Xuan Jiang

MINIMUM WAGES AND HEALTHY DIET pp. 546-560

Kathryn L. Clark, R. Vincent Pohl and Ryan C. Thomas

MEDICAID EXPANSION AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION pp. 561-576

Lindsey Woodworth

Volume 38, issue 2, 2020

TOWARDS REASONABLE PATIENT CARE UNDER UNCERTAINTY pp. 227-245

Charles Manski

THE WAR ON DRUGS 2.0: DARKNET FENTANYL'S RISE AND THE EFFECTS OF REGULATORY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION pp. 246-257

Jacob N. Miller

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MOBILE PHONES AND THE RISK OF BRAIN CANCER MORTALITY: A 25‐YEAR CROSS‐COUNTRY ANALYSIS pp. 258-269

Hugo M. Mialon and Erik Nesson

MOVE MORE, GAIN LESS: EFFECT OF A RECREATIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM ON CHILDHOOD BMI pp. 270-288

Bongkyun Kim, Michael R. Thomsen, Rodolfo Nayga, Di Fang and Anthony Goudie

EVOLUTION OF COMMUNITY DETERRENCE: EVIDENCE FROM THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE pp. 289-303

Craig Depken, Peter Groothuis and Mark Strazicich

DO MANAGERS MATTER: EVIDENCE FROM E‐SPORTS pp. 304-312

Dennis Coates, Petr Parshakov and Sofiia Paklina

DATA‐DRIVEN DRAFTING: APPLYING ECONOMETRICS TO EMPLOY QUARTERBACKS pp. 313-326

Jeremy Rosen and Alexandre Olbrecht

DO MOVIE PRODUCTION INCENTIVES GENERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? pp. 327-342

John Bradbury

SOCIAL INVESTMENT AND YOUTH LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION pp. 343-358

Giulio Ecchia, Francesca Gagliardi and Caterina Giannetti

BILATERAL RENT‐SEEKING AND GROWTH OF FDI INFLOW IN CHINA: THEORY AND EVIDENCE pp. 359-379

Shu Keng, Chien-Chiang Lee, Weiping Li and Jim Huangnan Shen

TWENTY‐FIRST‐CENTURY TRADE GOVERNANCE: FINDINGS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES pp. 380-396

Sangeeta Khorana and Inmaculada Martínez‐Zarzoso

Volume 38, issue 1, 2020

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON IMMIGRATION pp. 7-29

Orley Ashenfelter, Daniel L. McFadden, A. Payne, Jason Potts, Robert Gregory and Wade E. Martin

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND JOB LOCK: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TAX SUBSIDIES AND HEALTH INSURANCE REGULATIONS pp. 30-47

Sayeh S. Nikpay

CROSS‐COUNTRY EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION SPILLOVERS TO FORMAL AND INFORMAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP pp. 48-66

Aziz N. Berdiev and James Saunoris

DO TARGETED VOUCHERS INSTILL HABITS? EVIDENCE FROM WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN pp. 67-80

David Frisvold, Emily Leslie and Joseph P. Price

HETEROGENEOUS EFFECTS OF THE ACA MEDICAID EXPANSION ON HOSPITAL FINANCIAL OUTCOMES pp. 81-93

Jordan H. Rhodes, Thomas C. Buchmueller, Helen G. Levy and Sayeh S. Nikpay

ESTIMATES OF THE PRICE ELASTICITY OF SWITCHING BETWEEN BRANDED AND GENERIC DRUGS pp. 94-108

Sabrina Terrizzi and Chad Meyerhoefer

STILL “SAVING BABIES”? THE IMPACT OF CHILD MEDICAID EXPANSIONS ON HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION RATES pp. 109-126

Lincoln H. Groves

FACTORS AFFECTING THE LABOR SUPPLY DECISIONS OF REGISTERED NURSES pp. 127-138

Simon Condliffe, Charles Link and Sezin Zengin Farias Martinez

BUSINESS CYCLES AND ADMISSIONS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT pp. 139-154

Johanna Catherine Maclean, Brady Horn and Jonathan H. Cantor

THE FISCAL POLICY RESPONSE TO PUBLIC DEBT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES pp. 155-165

Oronde Small, Leanora Brown and Gustavo Canavire‐Bacarreza

PARTIALLY DISAGGREGATED HOUSEHOLD‐LEVEL DEBT SERVICE RATIOS: CONSTRUCTION, VALIDATION, AND RELATIONSHIP TO BANKRUPTCY RATES pp. 166-187

Joel Elvery and Mark Schweitzer

DOES EXPERIENCE MATTER? SALARY DISPERSION, COACHING, AND TEAM PERFORMANCE pp. 188-205

Anna Bykova and Dennis Coates

HOW DID UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY AFFECT ECONOMIC FORECASTS? pp. 206-220

Karlyn Mitchell and Douglas Pearce

Volume 37, issue 4, 2019

AID, POLICIES, AND GROWTH: WHY SO MUCH CONFUSION? pp. 577-599

Shaomeng Jia and Claudia R. Williamson

PARTY CUES, POLITICAL TRENDS, AND FISCAL INTERACTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES pp. 600-620

J. Sebastian Leguizamon and Casto Montero Kuscevic

THE SIZE OF FISCAL MULTIPLIERS AND THE STANCE OF MONETARY POLICY IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES pp. 621-640

Jair N. Ojeda‐Joya and Oscar E. Guzman

THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S DUAL MANDATE AND THE INFLATION‐UNEMPLOYMENT TRADEOFF pp. 641-651

Ayse Kaya, Stephen Golub, Mark Kuperberg and Feng Lin

MERGERS AND PRODUCT QUALITY: A SILVER LINING FROM DE‐HUBBING IN THE U.S. AIRLINE INDUSTRY pp. 652-672

Nicholas Rupp and Kerry M. Tan

PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS, PENSION AWARENESS, AND CHANGING PERSONAL FINANCES pp. 673-693

Margaret J. Lay

THE LABOR MARKET CONSEQUENCES OF TEENAGE CHILDBEARING pp. 694-713

Mary Silles

DEBT AND DEPRESSION pp. 714-730

Janice Boucher Breuer and John McDermott

Contemporary Economic Policy 2018 Editor's Report pp. 731-734

Brad Humphreys

Volume 37, issue 3, 2019

WHO PAYS NO TAX? THE DECLINING FRACTION PAYING INCOME TAXES AND INCREASING TAX PROGRESSIVITY pp. 413-426

David Splinter

ESTIMATING CAUSAL EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ACCESS AND USE ON A BROAD SET OF RISKY BEHAVIORS: REGRESSION DISCONTINUITY EVIDENCE pp. 427-448

Jason Fletcher

MARCH MADNESS: NCAA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION AND COLLEGE ALCOHOL USE pp. 449-461

Dustin White, Benjamin W. Cowan and Jadrian Wooten

THE EFFECT OF MARIJUANA DISPENSARY OPENINGS ON HOUSING PRICES pp. 462-475

Jesse Burkhardt and Matthew Flyr

UP IN STEM, DOWN IN BUSINESS: CHANGING COLLEGE MAJOR DECISIONS WITH THE GREAT RECESSION pp. 476-491

Shimeng Liu, Weizeng Sun and John Winters

THE IMPACT OF HIGHLY PUBLICIZED CAMPUS SCANDALS ON COLLEGE OUTCOMES pp. 492-508

Patrick Rooney and Jonathan Smith

DOES TEACHER‐FAMILY EXPERIENCE AFFECT TEST SCORES? pp. 509-523

Javaeria Qureshi and Ben Ost

DOES TIME TO WORK LIMIT TIME TO PLAY?: ESTIMATING A TIME ALLOCATION MODEL FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY HOUSEHOLD SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS pp. 524-544

Laura M. Crispin and Michael Kofoed

CAN GREATER ATTENTION TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS HELP ADDRESS INCOME INEQUALITY? pp. 545-559

Nabamita Dutta, Lisa Giddings and Sanjukta Roy

HOW DO STATE INFERTILITY INSURANCE MANDATES AFFECT DIVORCE? pp. 560-570

Inna Cintina and Bingxiao Wu

Volume 37, issue 2, 2019

DO TAX CUTS ENCOURAGE RENT SEEKING BY TOP CORPORATE EXECUTIVES? THEORY AND EVIDENCE pp. 219-235

Dana Andersen and Ramon Lopez

ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES ON LOCAL AIR POLLUTION pp. 236-244

Stephen L. Locke

MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP, COLLUSION AND UNUSUAL RESULT PATTERNS IN SOCCER pp. 245-260

Tomislav Globan and Ed Jägers

THE EFFECTS OF LOTTO GAME CHANGES AND LARGE JACKPOTS ON INCOME ELASTICITIES AND SALES pp. 261-273

Kathryn L. Combs and John A. Spry

THE BEHAVIOR OF CASINO GAMING REVENUE OVER THE BUSINESS CYCLE CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF “INCOME” pp. 274-296

Thomas A. Garrett and Mark Nichols

THE EFFECT OF PARENTAL MEDICAID EXPANSIONS ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE pp. 297-311

Sarah Hamersma, Matthew Kim and Brenden Timpe

INCOME UNCERTAINTY, CONSUMER DURABLES INVESTMENTS, AND HOME PRODUCTION: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA pp. 312-331

Yabin Wang and Yuhan Xue

WHAT CAUSES THE EFFICIENCY AND THE TECHNOLOGY GAP UNDER DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES IN THE CHINESE BANKING INDUSTRY? pp. 332-348

Chi-Chuan Lee and Tai‐Hsin Huang

HOW DO MINIMUM WAGE ADJUSTMENTS AFFECT WAGES IN CHINA: EVIDENCE BASED ON ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONAL INCOME TAX DATA pp. 349-365

Langchuan Peng, Xiaxin Wang and Daixin He

STRUCTURAL CHANGE THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION EXPENDITURE: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA pp. 366-388

Xun Zhang

WHAT DETERMINES TRADE BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA DURING THE RECESSION OF 2008–2012? pp. 389-406

Jianhong Zhang, Désirée van Gorp and Haico Ebbers

Volume 37, issue 1, 2019

HOW EFFECTIVE ARE EXPERT TV HOSTS AT SAVING FAILING BUSINESSES? pp. 9-24

Russell Sobel, Reagan N. Sobel, Douglas Walker and Peter Calcagno

LEARNING BY BREWING: HOMEBREWING LEGALIZATION AND THE BREWING INDUSTRY pp. 25-39

Michael McCullough, Joshua Berning and Jason L. Hanson

ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND INCOME LEVELS ACROSS U.S. STATES: A SPATIAL PANEL DATA ANALYSIS pp. 40-49

Joshua Hall, Donald J. Lacombe and Timothy M. Shaughnessy

GROWTH IN THE SHADOWS: EFFECT OF THE SHADOW ECONOMY ON U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH OVER MORE THAN A CENTURY pp. 50-67

Rajeev Goel, James Saunoris and Friedrich Schneider

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN MEXICO, CRIME, AND ECONOMIC FORCES pp. 68-85

Rene Cabral, André Varella Mollick and Eduardo Saucedo

DYNAMIC ENTRY WITH DEMAND AND SUPPLY SIDE SPILLOVERS pp. 86-101

Yong Tan

GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS AT THE EFFECTIVE LOWER BOUND: INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE pp. 102-120

Domenico Lombardi, Pierre Siklos and Samantha St. Amand

REAL ESTATE AND THE GREAT CRISIS: LESSONS FOR MACROPRUDENTIAL POLICY pp. 121-137

John Duca, Lilit Popoyan and Susan Wachter

A QUEST FOR UNFETTERED CREDIT: HOW MONETARY POLICY DRIVES CREDIT RISK TRANSFER OF STRUCTURED FINANCE PRODUCTS pp. 138-155

Mari L. Robertson

WILL GERMAN BANKS EARN THEIR COST OF CAPITAL? pp. 156-169

Andreas Dombret, Yalin Gündüz and Jörg Rocholl

THE REGULATION OF MORTGAGE SERVICING: LESSONS FROM THE FINANCIAL CRISIS pp. 170-180

James E. McNulty, Luis Garcia‐Feijoo and Ariel Viale

LIABILITY AND ANTIFRAUD INVESTMENT IN FINTECH RETAIL PAYMENT SERVICES pp. 181-194

Kyoung‐Soo Yoon and Jooyong Jun

IS FULL EFFICIENCY ACHIEVABLE? AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE BANKING INDUSTRY IN TAIWAN pp. 195-209

Ku‐Hsieh Chen, Jen‐Chi Cheng, Joe‐Ming Lee and Ching‐Fang Chi