This study investigates the effects of simulating the Consumer Price Index (CPI) with alternately sourced weights on the inflation experience for an average US consumer. The Bureau of Labor Statistics currently uses household spending data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) to construct...

This article explores the development and application of additive manufacturing as well as initiatives in the United States and other countries to advance it. It also examines the technology's effect on firm and industry production activities, as well as the potential implications for U.S....

This study investigates the effects of simulating the Consumer Price Index (CPI) with alternately sourced weights on the inflation experience for an average US consumer. The Bureau of Labor Statistics currently uses household spending data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) to construct...

Over the last five years, wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) reduced onshore wind turbine blade production capacity in developed countries. Onshore blade production (which is a labor-intensive process) for markets outside of China is increasingly located in countries with low...

This paper analyzes the impact of the increase in wind turbine demand from 2005 to 2009 on U.S. production and trade. The results of this analysis indicate that wind turbine imports rose substantially, but not as fast as U.S. production. Rising demand for wind turbines led to both a significant...