The Mismeasurement of Work Time: Implications for Wage Discrimination and Inequality
Comparing measures of work time in the recall CPS-ASEC data with contemporaneous measures reveals many logical inconsistencies and probable errors.
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Migrants Can Be a Transformative Force for Sustainable Development
Can the movement of people (including those displaced by climate change) aid sustainable solutions to environmental problems? Our research suggests that it can.
Scientific Frontiers on Migration and Sustainability
The great acceleration of economic activity and environmental degradation globally over the past decades is creating unprecedented challenges to the goals of sustainable development.
The Mismeasurement of Work Time: Implications for Wage Discrimination and Inequality
Comparing measures of work time in the recall CPS-ASEC data with contemporaneous measures reveals many logical inconsistencies and probable errors.
The Great Resignation, Employment, and Wages in Health Care
Notwithstanding concerns about staffing levels and burnout in health care, federal wage and employment data does not support the suggestion that a Covid-19 pandemic-related spike in quitting has had a
Workplace masculinity contests and culture
We propose that a key reason why the workplace gender revolution has stalled (England, 201010) is that work remains the site of masculinity contests among men.
The Nation’s Charter Report Card: A New Ranking of States by Charter Student Performance
Five groups rank state charter school environments according to their laws, regulations, funding, and other characteristics, but none rank states by charter student performances on a national test.
Racial/ethnic and gender inequities in the sufficiency of paid leave during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the service sector
Background: Access to paid family and medical leave (PFML), including leave to care for a seriously ill loved one or recover from one's own serious illness, conveys health and economic benefits for wo
Immigration and occupational comparative advantage
Job selection by high-skilled foreign-born workers in the US correlates strongly with country of origin. We use a Fréchet-Roy model of occupational choice to evaluate the causes of immigrant sorting.
The Gender Wage Gap, Between-Firm Inequality, and Devaluation: Testing a New Hypothesis in the Service Sector
Unequal sorting of men and women into higher and lower-wage firms contributes significantly to the gender wage gap according to recent analysis of national labor markets.
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