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Cyclical Unemployment Structural Unemployment
(Cambridge, MA: Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013-01-15)Whenever unemployment stays high for an extended period, it is common to see analyses, statements, and rebuttals about the extent to which the high unemployment is structural, not cyclical. This essay views the Beveridge ... -
Decentralizatiohn, Communication, and the Origins of Fluctuations
(Cambridge, MA: Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011-05-04)We consider a class of convex, competitive, neoclassical economies in which agents are rational; the equilibrium is unique; there is no room for randomization devices; and there are no shocks to preferences, technologies, ... -
The decline of unionization in the United States : what can be learned from recent experience?
(Cambridge, Mass : Dept. of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987) -
Default and renegotiation : a dynamic model of debt
(Cambridge, Mass. : Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989) -
Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the NOx Budget Program and Ozone Reductions
(Cambridge, MA: Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012-07-15)The economic costs of environmental regulations have been widely debated since the U.S. began to restrict pollution emissions more than four decades ago. Using detailed production data from nearly 1.2 million plant ... -
Definitions and criteria of predatory pricing
(Cambridge, MA : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 2001) -
Delay in reporting Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
(Cambridge, Mass : Dept. of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987) -
The demand for index bonds.
([Cambridge, M.I.T.], 1974) -
The demand for union representation
(Cambridge, Mass. : Dept. of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982) -
Democracy, Redistribution and Inequality
(Cambridge, MA: Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013-10-30)In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution and inequality. We first explain the theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this ... -
Democratization or repression?
(Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1999) -
The determinants of juvenile arrests,
([Cambridge, Mass., M.I.T.], 1972) -
The determination of the union status of workers
(Cambridge, Mass. : Dept. of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982) -
Devaluation in a small economy with flexible and rigid, real and nominal, prices
(Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Dept. of Economics, 1975) -
Diagnosing monopoly
(Cambridge, Mass. : Dept. of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978) -
Did firms profit from soft money?
(Cambridge, MA : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 2004) -
Did mandatory unbundling achieve its purpose? : empirical evidence from five countries
(Cambridge, MA : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 2004) -
Did monetary forces cause the depression?
([Cambridge, M.I.T.], 1973) -
Differential incidence in a static general equilibrium framework,
([Cambridge, M.I.T.], 1973) -
The diffusion of new technologies : evidence from the electric utility industry
(Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)