Public sector unions are major interest groups in American politics, but they are rarely
studied. New research would not only shed much-needed light on how these unions shape …

Widespread public-sector unionism emerged only in the 1960s, as individual states opened
the door to collective bargaining for state and municipal workers. In this study, the author …

SURVEY: This article shows that applied econometric is not a way of selecting, from among
a plethora of possible explanations of public spending evolution. It lists 19 explanations and …

States tightly regulate access to alcohol and other substances. During the pandemic and
related state of emergency, state and federal governments adopted a variety of regulations …

Even when efficiency gains can be expected from contracting out municipal services, it
surprisingly rarely occurs. Political pressure by interest groups, especially unions, is usually …

Are bureaucrats “budget-maximizers?” There has been mixed support for this argument.
Furthermore, these different results tend to be clustered by geography. Is there a country …

Inadequate contributions are one factor behind the gap between pension assets and benefit
liabilities. Each year, many states fail to meet their required pension contribution while …

The article sheds light on two missing links in the existing literature on government's policy
preferences and policy choices, namely the roles played by party factions and trade unions …

This paper develops a model of public exchange whereby voters and education policy
makers exchange with one another within school districts. Because school district …

Designed as a comprehensive overview of public sector compensation, the book addresses
strategies for change, with the author warning that failure of the profession to address this …