The primary goal of these introductory notes is to promote the clear presentation and rigorous analysis of dynamic economic models, whether presented in equation or agent-based form.  A secondary goal is to promote the use of state-space modeling with its respect for historical process, for...

The primary goal of these introductory notes is to promote the clear presentation and rigorous analysis of dynamic economic models, whether presented in equation or agent-based form.  A secondary goal is to promote the use of state-space modeling with its respect for historical process, for...

 Extensive evidence from cross-sectional data reveals a robust negative relationship betweenfamily income and fertility. This paper argues that constraints to intergenerational transfersare crucial for understanding this relationship. If parents could legally impose debt obligationson their...

 In regression discontinuity design (RD), researchers use bandwidths around the discontinuity. For agiven bandwidth, one can estimate asymptotic variance based on the assumption that the bandwidthshrinks to zero as sample size increases (the traditional approach) or, alternatively, that the...

Sri Lanka's Termination of Employment of Workmen Act (TEWA) requires that firms with 15 or more workers justify layoffs and provide generous severance pay to displaced workers, with smaller firms being exempted. Although formally subject to TEWA, firms in Export Promotion Zones (EPZs) do not...

Since 1990, Taiwan increased the college share of its labor force from 7% to 28% by converting junior colleges to 4-year colleges.  Such a rapid surge in skill supply should suppress college wages and lower income inequality.  Instead, inequality rose steadily.  The surge of weaker college...

This paper suggests four models that could link US and Chinese investment and yield productive new avenues for commercial collaboration. All four models focus on animal protein supply chain technologies. That is because agricultural innovation in this realm is of particular importance to...

A parsimonious demand modeling approach has been developed for the annual USDA-ERS International Food Security Assessment. The approach incorporates price effects, food quality variation across income deciles, and consistent aggregation over income deciles and food qualities. The approach is...

We test whether commonly used measures of agglomeration economies encourage new firm entry in both urban and rural markets.  Using new firm location decisions in Iowa and North Carolina, we find that measured agglomeration economies increase the probability of new firm entry in both urban and...

This is part of a reform effort published by the Association of Public Land Grant Universities, entitled Economic Engagement: Economic Impact Guidelines. Chapter 2 of this workshop compendium focuses on problems and solutions associated with measuring universities' contributions to regional...