Using rich data, researchers uncover the higher productivity and survival rates of chains and large stores – by Emek Basker, Chris Vickers, and Nicolas L. Ziebarth.
During the 1930s, the grocery industry was in the midst of several transformations. Presaging the development of the supermarket in the 1950s, “combination” grocery stores for the first time sold both meat and dry […]
Joel Mokyr, Chris Vickers and Nicolas Ziebarth place today’s angst about technological change in a historical context.
Technology is widely considered the main source of economic progress, but it has generated cultural anxiety throughout history. In a recent paper, we place today’s angst about technological change in a historical context. In particular, we study three prominent concerns: (1) Will technological […]
The Supreme Court’s ‘fair share’ case is an existential threat to public sector unions. But it may force them to engage and embrace choice.
Streetcars and light rail services serve different rider markets in American cities.
Obama’s inaction in Syria is nothing new – the US has been selective in its Middle Eastern interventions for a century.
US and Chinese tech firms increasingly play a game of Pac-Man
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