Race, shaming, and international human rights
Can human rights organizations (HROs) shame governments without fueling racism against diasporas or appearing racist?
Research
Rebuilding Kharkiv: Economic Strategy
This report presents an economic strategy for Kharkiv's recovery and development.
The Mysteries of Cities and Economic Growth
It’s impossible to think about economic growth without also thinking about cities’ vital role in connecting the world
Supporting Postsecondary Readiness in Rural Districts: Experimental Evidence from a Rural Research Network
We evaluate two interventions designed to improve students’ postsecondary readiness, as measured by their GPA, self-reported career readiness, and self-reported social emotional constructs, in rural d
Places versus People: The Ins and Outs of Labor Market Adjustment to Globalization
We analyze the distinct adjustment paths of U.S. labor markets (places) and U.S. workers (people) to increased Chinese import competition during the 2000s.
GDP as a Measure of Economic Well-Being
The sense that recent technological advances have yielded considerable benefits for everyday life, as well as disappointment over measured productivity and output growth in recent years, have spurred
Fiscal policy and the pandemic-era surge in US inflation: Lessons for the future
In the United States, massive fiscal expansion during the pandemic protected households and helped to return output and unemployment nearly to pre-pandemic expectations by the end of 2021—a sharp cont
The Complementarity Between Cities and State Capacity
Public capacity complements urban density because externalities abound in cities and urban scale makes it possible to share infrastructure that needs to be managed.
Promises (Un)fulfilled: Navigating the Gap Between Law, Policy, and Practice to Secure Migrants’ Health Rights
The papers selected cover a range of geographic settings—South Africa, Colombia, Greece, Ecuador, and the United States.
The True Cost of Living
Sharply higher borrowing costs, especially for housing, fueled a disconnect between inflation statistics and consumer sentiment
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