We present a model in which setting up and running a regulatory institution takes a fixed cost. As a consequence, the supply of regulation is limited by the extent of the market. We test three implications of this model. First, jurisdictions with larger populations affected by a given regulation...

<DIV>What determines whether children grow up to be rich or poor? Arguing that parental actions are some of the most important sources of wealth inequality, Casey B. Mulligan investigates the transmission of economic status from one generation to the next by constructing an economic model of parental...</div>

<DIV>The Affordable Care Act will have a dangerous effect on the American economy. That may sound like a political stance, but it’s actually a simple financial fact borne out by economic forecasts.  In <I>Side Effects and Complications</I>, preeminent labor economist Casey B. Mulligan brings to light the...</i></div>

Following the study of U.S. regional data by Mulligan and Sala-i-Martin (1992) and the discussion by Fujiki and Mulligan (1996a) of empirical models of the demand for money, the paper uses Japanese prefectural data to estimate the parameters of a money demand function. The cross-sectional...

A framework for modeling the demand for money by households and firms is proposed. It allows for both endogenous and exogenous changes in the degree of financial sophistication as well as for multiple monetary assets.The framework is especially useful for interpreting and comparing the many...