We examine changes in the spatial distribution of good jobs across US commuting zones over 1980-2000 and 2000-2021. We define good jobs as those in industries in which full-time…
The future of developing countries lies in services. Enhancing productivity in labor-absorbing services in particular must be an essential priority, for reasons of both growth and…
The U.S.-China conflict is threatening continued global economic prosperity and this has inspired a variety of predictions and prescriptions on the future global order. This paper…
The share of US residents who were born in Latin America and the Caribbean plateaued recently, after a half century of rapid growth. Our review of the evidence on the US…
September 2023, Paper: "Industrial policy is experiencing a global resurgence. The governments of Brazil, the European Union, South Africa, and the United States are just a few of…
March 9, 2023, Opinion: "With hyper-globalization in decline, the world has an opportunity to right the wrongs of neoliberalism and build an international order based on a vision…
Crisis looms for the planet. In November 2022, world leaders met in Egypt at the UN’s annual forum on climate change, known as the Conference of the Parties. Much like the…
Society’s transition toward more sustainable energy sources is well underway. But substantially reducing the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity, to power vehicles, and to…
This book collects the main papers written by George Borjas on the economics of immigration during a decades-long career. Although there was little interest in immigration issues…
This wide-ranging and illuminating book links the history of business in India to broader global and national trends across three centuries. Tirthankar Roy, a distinguished…
