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November 29, 2020 Regional Divergence and Local TaxesIn recent decades, nearly all large urban places thrived, while smaller cities and rural places mostly stagnated.
November 22, 2020 Some New and Better Data About Labor MarketsWorker benefits and child care options may affect labor participation.
July 19, 2020 School Re-opening Decision Is Tough, Politicizing Masks Makes It HarderIndiana has about 1.1 million kids in grades K-12, and many have little-to-no high-speed internet access.
June 21, 2020 Changing Dynamics in Modern FatherhoodFamily formation varies depending on race, income, and education level.
May 17, 2020 It’s the Disease, Not the GovernmentConsumer spending changed before any government restrictions were implemented.
May 10, 2020 Mother’s Day and Unmeasured EconomicsA disproportionate share of unmeasured work falls to women, particularly those who happen to have kids.
November 17, 2019 Beware Claims of a Golden Age in Our EconomyWe cannot go back, and are naïve to want to do so.
June 23, 2019 Low Cost of Living Probably Means Low-Valued CommunityThe value of two identical homes will vary by as much as 25 percent given the quality of the local schools.
September 30, 2018 Broadband Funding the Right Move, for Unexpected ReasonsMeasures of regional inequality were worse due to the absence of this technology.
August 5, 2018 Midwest Must Save Middle Class NeighborhoodsIf your community isn’t thriving, your problems are far deeper than you suppose.
April 15, 2018 We Need Better Thinking About the Gender Pay GapPay gaps are due primarily to occupational, educational and family choices.
February 11, 2018 Housing Shortages Are Really Neighborhood ProblemsA third of the variation of home prices in a city are determined by school quality.
July 16, 2017 Thoughts on the Universal Basic IncomeThis program would put more money in our paychecks but also would eliminate the social safety net.
June 25, 2017 Some Economics of Food DesertsFood deserts are more about poor places than poor people.
June 18, 2017 The State of Fatherhood in 2017Single-parent households face a number of challenges.
April 2, 2017 Healthcare Law Changes About Consumer Choice Healthcare information is ruthlessly suppressed.
December 25, 2016 Holiday Season a Good Time to Think About Personal ChoiceWe make choices about leisure, labor, making a living, and building a life.
January 10, 2016 Demand, Not Supply, Is the Drug Problem“Prescription only” restrictions are a bandage for a bigger issue.
July 5, 2015 Same-Sex Marriage, Liberty and FamiliesThose who think the Supreme Court’s ruling on same sex marriage is the problem have entirely misdiagnosed the deep challenges to families.
July 6, 2014 Court Rulings Uphold FreedomSome issues should stay as matters of individual conscience, not public policy.
May 11, 2014 Some Economic Consequences of MotherhoodMany women make great sacrifices for motherhood at the expense of their careers.
February 2, 2014 Policy on Income Inequality and Poverty Hasn’t WorkedIt is what kids learn at home, not how much their parents make that affects income mobility.
January 26, 2014 Consumption Inequality, Not Income Inequality, Is the Real IssueWellbeing is determined from benefits from consumption, not earnings.
November 24, 2013 Let’s Have a Debate on Gay Marriage in Our Homes The discussion of what makes a good marriage should happen in our homes, not in the Statehouse.
November 24, 2013 Let’s Have a Debate on Gay Marriage in Our Homes The discussion of what makes a good marriage should happen in our homes, not in the Statehouse.
July 7, 2013 The Real Marriage DebateEconomic costs come not from same-sex households, but from single-parent households.
July 7, 2013 The Real Marriage DebateEconomic costs come not from same-sex households, but from single-parent households.
June 18, 2012 Fathers and Personal Discount RateThe more you value the future, the more highly you are apt to be valued by the economy, and vice versa.
June 20, 2011 The Economic Consequence of FatherhoodVirtually all families in long-term poverty – five years or more – are led by single parents.
May 9, 2011 The Empirics of Mothers’ DayMotherhood isn’t limited to the act of giving birth….

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