Heat has larger impacts on labor in poorer areas
Hotter temperature can reduce labor productivity, work hours, and labor income. The effects of heat are likely to be a joint consequence of both exposure and vulnerability.
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The Long-Term Costs of United States Care for Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars
Between 2001 and 2050, the total costs of caring for veterans of the post-9/11 wars are estimated to reach between $2.2 and $2.5 trillion.
What the Next Mayor Needs to Do About Boston's Transportation Crisis
To move forward on any of the challenges confronting Boston, we have to think about how we are — physically — getting there.
Toward a Better Future: Building Back Better with Intelligent Civil Infrastructure - Smart Sensors and Self-Monitoring Civil Works
The United States needs to build better infrastructure.
Police Violence Reduces Civilian Cooperation and Engagement with Law Enforcement
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement?
On Living History And Stories Unfinished
I can’t quite remember when I first fell in love with history.
Supporting Value-Based Health Care - Aligning Financial and Legal Accountability
US health care payment and delivery-system reforms have focused on improving care by making organizations accountable for outcomes, quality, and costs.
Time for Reparations: A Global Perspective
In this sweeping international perspective on reparations, Time for Reparations makes the case that past state injustice—be it slavery or colonization, forced sterilization or widespread atrocities—ha
Review of Informal Women Workers in the Global South: Policies and Practices for the Formalisation of Women's Employment in Developing Economies
The Aftermath of Debt Surges
Debt in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) is at its highest level in half a century.
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