Political economy of state homeland security grants

Economic conditions ; Terrorism ; War - Economic aspects

Black/white segregation in the Eighth District: a look at the dynamics

Demography ; Federal Reserve District, 8th

Mortality rates and the business cycle

Mortality rates no longer rise sharply in recessions.Mortality - United States ; Business cycles

Immigrants: skills, occupations and locations

Immigrants ; Emigration and immigration ; Labor supply - United States

Which came first—better education or better health?

Better-educated people appear to be in better health than less-educated people. But does more education cause better health, or are there other factors at play – such as income and access to information?Education ; Public health - Economic aspects

Immigration at the extremes of the skill distribution

According to economists, in the 1980s and 1990s, immigration of low-skilled workers may have increased the labor supply of highly skilled women, and immigration of highly skilled workers may have increased the rate of innovation in the United States.Immigrants ; Labor supply - United States

Hispanics play different role in District's growth than in nation's

Hispanic Americans ; Emigration and immigration

Do primary energy resources influence industry location?

By choosing to locate in a particular place, firms create employment opportunities for workers living there. And the wages they pay increase demand for local goods and services, creating additional job opportunities and further increasing the tax base. Consequently, state and local governments go to great lengths to encourage firms to locate within their boundaries.> In recent years, volatility in energy markets due to deregulation and events in the Middle East have increased the role that energy resource endowments may play in firm location. Thus, economic development agencies in energy producing states have highlighted their natural advantages as a way to attract and retain businesses. Yet there is scant evidence that firms base their location decisions on the availability of primary energy resources, such as coal, oil, and natural gas.> Martinek and Orlando explore the role of primary energy resources in industry location. They examine the relationship between state energy supplies and employment in energy-intensive industries and suggest there is a limited relationship between the production of primary energy resources and industry location. State energy supplies are associated with the location of only the most energy-intensive firms. In other energy-intensive industries, firm location decisions appear largely unresponsive to state energy conditions.Industrial location ; Natural resources ; Employment (Economic theory)

The effects of education on health

In the United States, wide disparity exists in the health of individuals with different levels of educationEducation ; Public health - Economic aspects