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The churn among firms

Southwest Economy , Issue Jan , Pages 6-9

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Evolution of the quality of life in the U.S.

FRBSF Economic Letter

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Cola coverage: the role of relative prices

Research Working Paper , Paper 87-11

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Compensating differentials and evolution of the quality-of-life among U.S. states

This paper provides the first application of the compensating differential paradigm to the evaluation of the extent and sources of evolution in quality-of-life among U.S. states. In addition to providing estimates of quality-of-life rankings for U.S. states over the 1981-1990 period, we use estimated implicit prices on place-specific amenities to calculate the contributions of various factors to evolution in the quality-of-life. Our findings indicate that the quality-of-life rankings are relatively stable across model specifications and over time for certain poorly ranked, densely-populated ...
Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory , Paper 96-07

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Determinants of the decline in union COLA's

Research Working Paper , Paper 93-02

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Policy options to improve the U.S. standard of living

The U.S. standard of living has been slipping relative to living standards in other industrial nations. While there is no easy road to national wealth, reducing the federal budget deficit appears to be the most dependable policy to enhance the future U.S. living standard.
Economic Review , Volume 73 , Issue Nov , Pages 3-17

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The effect of U.S. defense cuts on the standard of living

Economic Review , Volume 76 , Issue Jan , Pages 33-47

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Above the minimum : living-wage statutes are designed to help low-income workers in Baltimore and other Fifth District communities, but do they get the job done?

Econ Focus , Volume 8 , Issue Fall , Pages 26-29

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Issues in economics: are lifetime incomes growing more unequal?: looking at new evidence on family income mobility

Since most people judge their well-being by comparison with others, widening inequality of lifetime incomes may threaten our standing as a "land of opportunity."
Regional Review , Volume 12 , Issue Q 4 , Pages 2-5

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Rising cost of living

Federal Reserve Bulletin , Issue Dec

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