We collect novel and timely data from advance layoff notices filed under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The act requires larger employers to notify affected workers at l
The Mass Layoff Statistics program is a Federal-State cooperative statistical effort which uses a standardized, automated approach to identify, describe, and track the effects of major job cutbacks,
This paper examines the local economic impact of Yanacocha, a large gold mine in Northern Peru. Using annual household data from 1997 to 2006, we find evidence of a positive effect of the mine’s dem
I explore determinants of entry and exit of general stores between 1867 and 1870 in Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi. If general stores are monopolies, entry and exit should be insensitive to change
The Corporation Complete Report Publication is a collection of aggregate statistics which have been sorted in various ways such as Industry, Size of Total Assets, and Size of Business Receipts. Drawn