Philip G. Hoxie

Nov 26, 2024 | cato.org | Philip G. Hoxie |Scott Lincicome |Deirdre N. McCloskey |Daniel Griswold

US farms benefit from access to global export markets, and trade exposure incentivizes farms to produce efficiently. US consumers have benefited from lower food prices, increased access to out-of-season produce, additional varieties only available through imports, and milder supply disruptions due to trade. Trade allows consumers to benefit from productivity increases globally, and trade is critical for agricultural inputs like fertilizers.

Oct 26, 2023 | aei.org | Stan Veuger |Leah Brooks |Philip G. Hoxie

AbstractIs the COVID-19-driven surge in remote work temporary or permanent? To assess how the geography of work may evolve, we analyze the pre-pandemic status quo. Casual theorizing might suggest that workers with teleworkable jobs in the pre-pandemic era were more likely to live in the less dense, peripheral neighborhoods in their metropolitan area.

Aug 21, 2023 | aei.org | Stan Veuger |Jeffrey Clemens |Philip G. Hoxie |John Kearns

AbstractWe estimate whether large allocations of federal aid for state and local governments played a role in advancing population testing for COVID-19 and the administration of vaccines. To overcome biases that can result from the endogeneity of federal aid allocations, we use an instrumental-variables estimator reliant on the substantial variation in federal aid predicted by variation in states’ congressional representation.

May 9, 2023 | aei.org | Stan Veuger |Philip G. Hoxie |Daniel Shoag

AbstractHave workers stopped moving to the highest-density, highest-productivity places in the country because of a decline in the urban wage premium, or because the rent is too high? We analyze how important these two explanations are by studying them in one and the same empirical analysis. We find that non-college workers now effectively face a housing-inclusive urban wage penalty, while workers with college education continue to face a significant urban wage premium.