July 2020

This report estimates the number of establishments, wages, jobs, and revenue in U.S. store retail, accommodations, and food and beverage industries, including the number of jobs overall and in malls.

September 2019

This report examines the Congressional Budget Office’s assessment of the Lower Health Care …

July 2019

This report quantifies the positive economic benefits of the VA Home Loan Guaranty program on veterans, their families, and the U.S. economy. An increase in VA funding fees would have significant negative impacts on VA loan originations and other economic activities sparked by home purchases. Under the current environment of rising …

May 2019

Empirical evidence shows that employment arbitration is an effective process for resolving employment disputes. While litigation is a long and often burdensome process with many rules and requirements, arbitration is simpler and more flexible …

March 2019

When comparing across industries, a profitability assessment based solely on net profit margin is inappropriate. A meaningful assessment of the financial performance of companies and industries requires additional financial measurements …

March 2019

Unlocking the digital potential of rural America is vital to economic growth. While accounting for nearly 15% of the adult population and covering over 72% of the land, annual revenues of businesses located in rural areas make up less than 10% of the U.S. economy. The use of digital technologies, including access to high-speed internet and online tools, is gaining popularity …

February 2019

Productive, innovative, competitive economies require smart and well-considered regulation.

January 2019

Policymakers are considering new measures to determine federal financial aid eligibility for post-secondary education. As proposed policies are introduced and debated, decisionmakers must consider any negative unintended consequences. In this study …

January 2019

Commercial vehicle drivers are in high demand within the trucking and bus industries. In fact, the American Trucking Association estimated that there was a shortage of 50,000 truck drivers in 2017. Using available data of 33 states, we estimated that nearly half of the estimated 669,688 initial CDL skills tests and retests experienced …

October 2018

When it comes to the topic of rising drug prices, critics often focus on the high profits of biopharmaceutical manufacturers, not the profitability of the supply chain. Although the profit margins of manufacturers seem higher than companies along the supply chain, a closer look reveals a very different conclusion.

May 2018

Small businesses are vital for America. However, these businesses routinely lack access to necessary capital to maintain and expand operations. Online lending fills this critical gap for small businesses. The economic impacts realized by small businesses …

March 2018

Food trucks continue to be vehicles for entrepreneurial opportunity and economic growth. Government regulators, though, have been slow to adapt their rules to this new breed of entrepreneur. From Boston to Washington, and San Francisco to Seattle, food trucks today continue to navigate tangled bureaucracies and costly processes. With the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation …