Readily available tax statistics tell state and local policymakers the amount and mix of revenues that their governments receive. However, these officials pose harder fiscal questions than simply how much money is flowing into their coffers and...
The distribution of manufacturing employment across regions of the United States has changed tremendously over time. Shares of manufacturing employment in older, northern regions of the country have declined markedly relative to shares in the Sunbelt...
Approximately 42 billion checks were written and collected in the United States in 2000. (1) The vast majority of noncash transactions continue to be settled with paper checks, which despite gains in efficiency and speed, still require costly and...