Search Results
Showing results 1 to 10 of approximately 56.
(refine search)
Journal Article
The economic impact of broadband deployment in Kentucky
Significant resources are being invested by government and the private sector in broadband infrastructure to increase broadband deployment and use. With a unique dataset of broadband availability (sorted by county), the authors assess whether broadband infrastructure has affected the industrial competitiveness of Kentucky counties. Their results suggest that broadband availability increases employment growth in some industries but not others.
Journal Article
School accountability and student performance - commentary
Journal Article
What do we know about oil prices and state economic performance?
Journal Article
School accountability and student performance - commentary
Journal Article
On the economic analysis of smoking bans
Journal Article
School accountability and student performance - commentary
Journal Article
Mandatory and affordable health insurance: commentary
Journal Article
States in fiscal distress
The 2007-10 recession has imposed significant fiscal hardships on state and local governments. The result has been state budget deficits and the need to increase state taxes, cut spending, and withdraw funds from state ?rainy day? accounts. The primary cause of state budget ?gaps? has been the rise in the level of state unemployment. There is no evidence that these gaps are related to state political institutions, a state?s prior receipt of federal funding, or possibly favored access to key congressional budget committees. The federal government has responded to these gaps with the passage of ...