Purdue University Research Center in Economics (PURCE) research focus areas include competition, crime, education, fiscal policy, health, innovation, market solutions, monetary policy, regulation, state policies, trade, and work.
Below, please find recent research stories highlighting the work of our faculty affiliates.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
While innovation and entrepreneurship are often heralded as engines of economic progress, a crucial question remains underexplored: why do new firms so rarely succeed in replacing the old guard? In a forthcoming study for the Journal of Finance, Daniels School professors Mara Faccio and John McConnell find answers.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Purdue’s Jerry and Rosie Semler Chair in Economics Mario Crucini analyzes early U.S. exceptionalism in auto manufacturing in a new paper published in the Journal of International Economics.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Daniels School economics professor Victoria Prowse rethinks the effectiveness of social support, including unemployment insurance and welfare, in the face of diverse needs.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Two Daniels School economists examine the consequences of higher workloads on employee health in their paper “No Pain, No Gain: Work Demand, Work Effort, and Worker Health.” Purdue’s David Hummels and Chong Xiang find striking impacts on the health of workers when companies’ sales increase rapidly.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
The inaccuracies of real estate appraisers, whether accidental or purposeful, harm financial institutions, those seeking to buy properties, and even taxpayers. A study coauthored by Purdue University Professor Mike Eriksen suggests that a national database of property transactions and reported attributes should be created.
Friday, May 10, 2024
A new study by finance professors Mara Faccio and John McConnell at Purdue's Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business looks at the fall of fascism in 1940s Italy and the connection between corporate interests and political power.
