Nonlinear Taxation in an Economy With Heterogeneous Firms and Heterogeneous Households
In an economy with heterogeneous firms and heterogeneous consumers, the authors describe a general equilibrium where firm…
November 21, 2017 3348 Results
Adherence to Treatment Guidelines and Survival for Older Patients With Stage II or III Colon Cancer in Texas From 2001 Through 2011
The authors examine adherence to treatment guidelines for colon cancer among elderly patients in Texas.
November 15, 2017 
State-building, the Modernization of the Legal System, and Institutional Effectiveness in Mexico: Notes on the 2013–2014 Energy Reform
Nobody can ensure that the economic gamble underlying the 2013–2014 energy reform will achieve the desired or expected…
November 14, 2017 
The Dynamic Effects of Eliminating or Curtailing the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
The authors examine the potential dynamic fiscal effects of revising or completely eliminating the home mortgage interest…
November 6, 2017 
The Trump Administration, Trade and Energy
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies, explores how the Trump administration’s approach to…
November 1, 2017 
Energy in Africa Promotes U.S. Economic and Security Interests
In testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral…
November 1, 2017 
Freestanding Emergency Departments Preferentially Locate in Areas With Higher Household Income
The author determines that in 2016, freestanding emergency departments in Texas were more likely to be in areas that could…
October 31, 2017 
The Cost of Displacing Fossil Fuels: Some Evidence From Texas
Texas' ERCOT ISO is used as a model for examining the costs of replacing fossil fuels by wind generation and storage, and…
October 26, 2017 
The Moral Limits of the Market: Science Commercialization and Religious Traditions
The authors investigate whether stance of a religious tradition toward capitalism will help shape individual scientists’…
October 23, 2017 
Frac Ranching vs. Cattle Ranching: Exploring the Economic Motivations Behind Operator-surface Owner Conflicts Over Produced Water Recycling Projects
This issue brief examines how produced water recycling in Texas oilfields threatens landowners’ ability to earn revenue from…
October 17, 2017