When an area is home to an industrial facility, it may develop a stigma. The idea that environmental degradation could occur because of pollution has the potential to “taint people’s perception of the ...

After failed efforts to ban smoking in casinos via the courtroom and in some state legislatures in recent years, anti-smoking advocates are now asking shareholders to help lead the charge. The ...

An annual investment of $640,000 on access to counsel in eviction cases in Hamilton County has a potential annual benefit to taxpayers of more than $3 million, according to a new study released by the ...

State economic development agencies like to brag about their ability to create jobs, but the majority of that funding goes to big business. In a study that focused on Florida, Missouri, and New Mexico ...

Breastmilk can promote equitable child health and save healthcare costs by reducing childhood illnesses and healthcare utilization in the early years, according to a new study. Breastmilk can promote ...

Meeting physical activity recommendations can bring significant economic benefits. These benefits can take the form of both wage income for the individual and reduced health care costs to society. A ...

A study shows how college admissions practices benefit the richest applicants. Opportunity Insights, a group of Harvard economists, analyzed data from 12 of the country’s top colleges from 1999 to ...

A 2003 study by Humphreys and University of Maryland economist Dennis Coates, along with related research, seems to explain why stadiums are not economic engines for urban areas. First, there’s a ...

Eight scientific posters demonstrate significant seizure reduction and improved outcomes with VNS Therapy in patients with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy ...