Research: When Men Have Lower Status at Work, They’re Less Likely to Negotiate
Research: When Men Have Lower Status at Work, They’re Less Likely to Negotiate
Research
Why Are Indian Children so Short? The Role of Birth Order and Son Preference
Child stunting in India exceeds that in poorer regions like sub-Saharan Africa.
The Ties that Bind: How Armed Groups Use Violence to Create Social Cohesion
How do armed groups use violence to create social ties? What are the conditions under which such violence takes place?
Blurring the Boundaries: The Interplay of Gender and Local Communities in the Commercialization of Social Ventures
This paper examines the critical role of gender in the commercialization of social ventures.
Still More on Mariel: The Role of Race
Card’s (1990) study of the Mariel supply shock remains an important cornerstone of both the literature that measures the labor market impact of immigration, and of the “stylized fact” that immigration
The Labour Market Consequences of Refugee Supply Shocks
The continuing inflow of hundreds of thousands of refugees into many European countries has ignited much political controversy and raised questions that require a fuller understanding of the determina
Race, Class, Politics, and the Disappearance of Work: A Rejoinder
The author comments on Jennifer Hochschild's commentary on his article which analyzes the impact of collective joblessness across racial and ethnic groups.
Functional Dysfunction: Mumbai’s Political Economy of Rent Sharing
This paper presents a conceptual account of urban governance in Mumbai as a rent-sharing system based fundamentally on control over urban space.
Luck, Chance, and Taxes
Robert Frank’s recent book, Success and Luck, is an engaging, partly autobiographical account of why and how most Americans underestimate the role of luck in economic success.
The Legal Academy's Ideological Uniformity
We compare the ideological balance of the legal academy to the ideological balance of the legal profession.
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