Journal Article
Capital subsidies and the infrastructure crisis: evidence from the local mass-transit industry
Cromwell, Brian A. (1989-04)
The author examines and summarizes empirical evidence from two recent studies of the mass-transit industry that suggest federal capital subsidies have important effects on infrastructure decisions of state and local governments.
Economic Review , Volume 25 , Issue Q II , Pages 11-21

Journal Article
Where's the recovery?
Trenholme, Karen J.; Cromwell, Brian A. (1992)
FRBSF Economic Letter

Journal Article
The effect of bank structure and profitability on firm openings
Bauer, Paul W.; Cromwell, Brian A. (1989-10)
An examination of the effects of price and availability of credit from commercial lending organizations on the start-up rates of new businesses within specific markets, finding that profitable and competitive banking markets are associated with higher rates of firm births.
Economic Review , Volume 25 , Issue Q IV , Pages 29-39

Working Paper
Prointegrative subsidies and their effect on housing markets: do race- based loans work?
Cromwell, Brian A. (1990)
An analysis of the effects of race-based housing subsidies on racial composition and housing prices, examining their impacts in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Working Papers (Old Series) , Paper 9018

Journal Article
Commercial aerospace: risks and prospects
Cromwell, Brian A. (1992)
FRBSF Economic Letter

Journal Article
Summer special edition: touring the West
Cromwell, Brian A. (1993)
FRBSF Economic Letter

Journal Article
State and local red ink: crisis or opportunity?
Wirkus, Irene A.; Cromwell, Brian A. (1990-07)
An examination of the costs and benefits of cutbacks in federal aid to state and local governments during the 1980s, concluding that less reliance on federal funds may result in long-term benefits.
Economic Commentary , Issue Jul

Journal Article
The regional concentration of recessions
Cromwell, Brian A. (1991)
FRBSF Economic Letter

Journal Article
A Monte Carlo examination of bias tests in mortgage lending
Bauer, Paul W.; Cromwell, Brian A. (1994-07)
An exploration of the effectiveness of testing procedures in uncovering discrimination by mortgage lenders, reflecting perceived shortcomings in the scope of data provided by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, which indicates that the rejection rate for black mortgage applicants is much higher than for whites. The authors find that for plausible levels of bias, the sample size is critical, but that low levels of bias can be difficult to detect even with large sample sizes.
Economic Review , Volume 30 , Issue Q III , Pages 27-40

Working Paper
Federal grant policies and public sector scrappage decisions
Cromwell, Brian A. (1988)
An examination of capital policies in the public and private sector through analysis of the scrappage decisions of local mass-transit providers, showing that the structure of federal grants has a direct impact on scrappage rates that leads to shorter equipment life in the local public sector.
Working Papers (Old Series) , Paper 8811