We study the effects of vast increases in U.S. small business program eligibility standards, which expanded larger firms' access to support for small businesses. Exploiting quasi-random variation in...

National-security restrictions on exports constrain exporters' market access, but empirical evidence on their domestic costs is limited. We leverage data on export transactions that include the...

Over the past few decades, U.S. companies have invested more heavily in intangible capital—such as research and development (R&D), software, data, and training— than in physical, tangible capital like...

This study uses the Economic Decision Guide Software (EDGe$) Online Tool to evaluate a use case involving three potential drought resilience strategies in Riverside County, California: 1. urban...

This report expands upon the innovation of utilizing administrative records and third-party data implemented in the 2020 Census. The 2020 Census used administrative records and third-party data in...

Experts that analyze video collected from underwater optical systems can routinely provide accurate species counts. However, the high opportunity costs of expert time have entailed delays in...

In previous work, Highfill and Samuels [2026], we explored the relationship between AI and the sources of U.S. economic growth. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between AI adoption...

For the first time since 1997, the National Travel and Tourism Office has estimated the economic impact of overseas visitors for U.S. states and territories. These new estimates include overseas...

This report presents a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of NOAA’s Space Weather Next (SW Next) program, structured to align with the requirements of OMB Circular A-4. Space weather poses...

Currently, there is not a line item in the U.S. national accounts that can be used to identify and measure the economic impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Therefore, we use tools to indirectly...

This Alaska Atlas includes technical information that may be used to assist agency decision-makers in identifying potential Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) as required by Executive Order (E.O.)...

The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act) directed federal agencies to systematically use data when making policy decisions. In response, the U.S. Census Bureau...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to radically transform our economy; however, it is not clear how this technology will diffuse across businesses, what complementary investments are...