Class Inequality in Parental Childcare Time: Evidence from Synthetic Couples in the ATUS
The time that parents spend teaching and playing with their young children has important consequences for later life achievement and attainment.
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Further Inspection: Integrating Housing Code Enforcement and Social Services to Improve Community Health
As a result of working inside homes, city housing inspectors witness hidden and serious threats to public health. However, systems to respond to the range of problems they encounter are lacking.
The US Pretrial System: Balancing Individual Rights and Public Interests
In this article, we review a growing empirical literature on the effectiveness and fairness of the US pretrial system and discuss its policy implications.
The association of paid medical and caregiving leave with the economic security and wellbeing of service sector workers
Background Service-sector workers in the U.S. face extremely limited access to paid family and medical leave, but little research has examined the consequences for worker wellbeing.
Foundational Essays in Immigration Economics
This book collects the main papers written by George Borjas on the economics of immigration during a decades-long career.
Exploring the Causal Mechanisms Linking Pretrial Detention and Future Penal System Involvement
The Handbook on Pretrial Justice covers the front end of the criminal legal system from pretrial diversion to pretrial detention or release.
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.
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?
Unstable, unpredictable, and insufficient: Work scheduling in the service sector in New England
The labor of workers in the retail and food service sector – employed at grocery stores, fast food and casual dining restaurants, in hardware and electronics, in retail and working in warehouses, deli
Learning from deregulation: The asymmetric impact of lockdown and reopening on risky behavior during COVID-19
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, states issued and then rescinded stay-at-home orders that restricted mobility.
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