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Determinants of the decline in union COLA's

Research Working Paper , Paper 93-02

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Affordability and education: keys to San Antonio's long-term growth

This article analyzes San Antonio's competitiveness compared with a group of peer MSAs defined by similar attributes of location, industry composition, demographics, tourism and population size. Our analysis finds that San Antonio remains very economically competitive and likely will continue to enjoy above-average growth in the long run, although the Alamo City does face long-term challenges due to a less-educated population.
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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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Has Middle America stagnated?

A closer look at hourly wages.
The Region , Volume 21 , Issue Sep , Pages 14-17, 56-59

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A primer on the macroeconomic implications of population aging

The composition of the U.S. population will change significantly in coming decades as the decline in fertility rates following the baby boom, coupled with increasing longevity, leads to an older population. This demographic shift will likely have a dramatic effect on the long-run prospects for living standards. Moreover, as has been widely discussed in the media and by policymakers, population aging also has significant implications for social programs for the elderly, such as Social Security and Medicare. In this paper, we discuss the consequences of population aging from a macroeconomic ...
Finance and Economics Discussion Series , Paper 2007-01

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Mother and child reunion

An intriguing look into why widows increasingly live alone
The Region , Volume 22 , Issue Dec , Pages 38-43

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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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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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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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Union COLA's on the decline

Economic Review , Volume 71 , Issue Jun , Pages 10-25

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