Research Analysis
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Let’s Get Physical
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A new study finds that mandating more time in physical education classes is a critical tool in combating childhood obesity.
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How Big is the Broadband Bonus?
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A new study investigates the economic impact of broadband investment
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Internationalizing the RMB
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A 2012 report from the International Monetary Fund explains the conditions for and progress toward the internationalization of the Chinese renminbi (RMB).
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The Education Gap: Helping Explain Unemployment Trends Across U.S. Cities
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Education gaps – the differences between cities’ supply and demand for educated workers – may explain differences in economic recovery and provide cues for future policy interventions.
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Honor Thy Parents, Inhabit Their Basement
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Returning to cohabitation with parents proves to be a valuable form of labor market insurance
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Debt in the Bank: CEOs, Compensation, and Risk
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A working FDIC paper examines the relationship between compensation, CEO risk behavior, and long-term firm solvency.
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What’s Cooking? Effects of a School Breakfast Program on Student Achievement
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Your parents said it was the most important meal of the day, but does providing breakfast in the classroom have measurable effects on academic achievement?
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Insurance Exchanges: What Europe Can Teach Us
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Researchers on experiences from abroad to understand the impact of new health insurance exchanges.
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Assessing the State of Security at the US-Mexico Border
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A working paper evaluates the state of security at the US-Mexico Border and outlines a potential way forward.
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Who Isn’t Paying the Rent?: Gender Discrepancies in Eviction
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A new study examines the prevalence of eviction in the lives of low-income women living in Milwaukee.
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Cell Mates: Mobile Phones and Digital Access in China
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Have mobile phones been effective in narrowing China’s digital divide?