Research
Why the Very Poor Have Become Poorer
According to the Census Bureau, the percentage of Americans living in poverty is higher today than it was in the late 1960s.
Black Youths, Joblessness, and the Other Side of ‘Black Lives Matter’
When income segregation is coupled with racial segregation, low-income blacks cluster in neighbourhoods that feature disadvantages along several dimensions including joblessness.
Creating Mobility from Poverty
Mobility is the American dream. It is the foundational promise of the nation: through initiative and hard work, anyone can rise from poverty and succeed.
The Political Legacy of American Slavery
The Causal Effect of Place: Evidence from Japanese-American Internment
Recent research has stressed the importance of long-run place effects on income and economic mobility, but the literature has struggled to isolate the causal impact of location.
Income Inequality and Health: Strong Theories, Weaker Evidence
What Is Different about Urbanization in Rich and Poor Countries? Cities in Brazil, China, India and the United States
Social Networks and Geography: Comments on “How Does Geography Affect Equality of Opportunityâ€
Race as a ‘Bundle of Sticks’: Designs that Estimate Effects of Seemingly Immutable Characteristics
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