Local and Regional Issues
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The Missouri-Wide Effects of City Earnings Taxes, Missouri Policy Journal 9, Spring/Summer 2020.
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Taxing Business in Missouri, with Rik W. Hafer, Show-Me Institute Essay, October 2017.
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Is Growth in Outstate Missouri Tied to Growth in the St. Louis and Kansas City Metro Areas?, Show-Me Institute Essay, June 2017.
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Updated Estimates of the Effect of Earnings Taxes on City Growth, Show-Me Institute Essay, September 2014.
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Beware of "Economic Impact" Studies, Streetscape Magazine, November/December, 2014.
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The Seen and Unseen Effects of Economic Policies, Streetscape Magazine, September/October, 2014.
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The Missouri Quality Jobs Program: Rearranging the Deck Chairs (And Throwing Some Overboard), Missouri Policy Journal, 2013.
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'True' Unemployment in the United States and the St. Louis Metro Area, ISEE Policy Series Number 16, January 26, 2012.
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Tax Credits as a Tool of State Economic Development Policy, Show-Me Institute Public Policy Study Number 30, November 1, 2011.
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Improved Estimates of St. Louis Metro Employment, ISEE Policy Series Number 14, September 27, 2011.
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New Evidence on the Effects of City Earnings Taxes on Growth, Show-Me Institute Essay, March 25, 2011.
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A New Picture of Metro-Area Employment in the Eighth District with Michael R. Pakko, The Regional Economist, April 2008, pp. 18-19.
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Revised Employment Data for Metro Areas in the Eighth District, with Michael R. Pakko, CRE8 Occasional Report 2008-01, March 18, 2008
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Population,Sprawl and Immigration Trends in Eighth District Metro Areas Vary Widely, with Michael R. Pakko, The Regional Economist, July 2007, pp. 16-17.
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Revised Data Show Larger Job Gains for Eighth District Metro Areas, with Michael R. Pakko, The Regional Economist, April 2007, pp. 16-17.
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Post-Casting Employment in the Eighth Federal Reserve District: Revised Data for Metro Areas, CRE8 Occasional Report 2007-01, with Michael R. Pakko, March 9, 2007
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Louisville's Job Growth Lags on Many Fronts, with Kristie M. Engemann, The Regional Economist, January 2007, p. 16.
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Slow and Steady in St. Louis, with Kristie M. Engemann, The Regional Economist, October 2006, p. 16.
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The 2001 Recession and the States of the Eighth Federal Reserve District, with Michael Owyang and Jeremy Piger, 2005, FRB St. Louis Regional Economic Development, 1(1), 3-16.
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Official Dates for Business Cycles Don't Capture All the Ups and Downs, The Regional Economist, October 2005, p. 18.
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St. Louis Employment: A Tale of Two Surveys, with Christopher H. Wheeler, CRE8 Occasional Report No. 2005-01, February 9, 2005.
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Globalization and the States, International Economic Trends, August 2000.
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Now and Forever NAFTA, The Regional Economist, April 2000, pp. 12-13.
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'Voting with Your Feet' and Metro-Area Livability, The Regional Economist, April 1999.
National and International Issues
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Cross-Border Lobbying in Preferential Trading Arrangements, with S. Bandyopadhyay and S. Lahiri, WTO World Trade Report Forum, May 3, 2011.
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The Effects of Recessions Across Demographic Groups, with K.M. Engemann, FRB St. Louis Review 92(1), January/February 2010, pp. 1-26.
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This Recession's Effect on Employment: How It Stacks Up for Blacks, Whites, Men, and Women, Bridges, Winter 2009-2010, pp. 3-4.
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The 'Man-Cession' of 2008-2009: It's Big, But It's Not Great, The Regional Economist, October 2009, pp. 4-9.
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Need and the Need for Favors Motivate Foreign Aid Decisions, The Regional Economist, July 2008, pp. 20-22.
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Walking a Tightrope into 2008, with Joshua A. Byrge, The Regional Economist, January 2008, p. 17.
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Entrepreneurs in the U.S. Face Less Red Tape, with William Poole, The Regional Economist, October 2004, pp. 4-9.
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A Jobless Recovery with More People Working? with Kevin L. Kliesen, The Regional Economist, April 2004, pp. 10-11.
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Recessions, Expansions, and Black Employment, The Regional Economist, October 2003, pp. 19.
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Anecdotes Help Fed to Steer the Economy, with William Poole, The Regional Economist, October 2002, p. 12-13.
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Color Me Beige, National Economic Trends, January 2002.
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To Bear, or Not to Bear, with Paige M. Skiba, The Regional Economist, July 2001, pp. 10-11.
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Point/Counterpoint: How Much of the Gender Gap is Due to Discrimination? with Alyson Reed, The Regional Economist, April 2001, pp. 10-11.
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A Recession for the Educated? National Economic Trends, December 2001.
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Have Regional Trade Blocs Diverted U.S. Exports? International Economic Trends, February 2001.
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281 Million and Counting, The Regional Economist, January 2001, p. 19.
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Is the Population Boom a Boon? National Economic Trends, January 2001.
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The Gender Wage Gap and Wage Discrimination: Illusion or Reality? The Regional Economist, October 2000, pp. 10-11.
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Price Stability and the Rising Tide: How Low Inflation Lifts All Ships, with William Poole, The Regional Economist, January 2000, pp. 5-9.
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How Important is the U.S.-Canada Border? International Economic Trends, August 1999.
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Help Wanted, National Economic Trends, May 1999.