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Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

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Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.
Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

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Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Health, Employment, and Disability: Implications from the Undocumented Population

Borjas, George, and David J. G. Slusky. "Health, Employment, and Disability: Implications from the Undocumented Population." American Journal of Health Economics 8.1 (Winter 2022): 1-29.

Job Vacancies and Immigration: Evidence from the Mariel Supply Shock

Anastasopoulos, L. Jason, George J. Borjas, Gavin G. Cook, and Michael Lachanski. "Job Vacancies and Immigration: Evidence from the Mariel Supply Shock." Journal of Human Capital 15.1 (Spring 2021): 1-33.

The Wage Impact of the Marielitos: The Role of Race

Borjas, George. "The Wage Impact of the Marielitos: The Role of Race." Industrial and Labor Relations Review (August 2019).

Self-Selection of Emigrants: Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics

Borjas, George, Ilpo Kauppinen, and Panu Poutvaara. "Self-Selection of Emigrants: Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics." The Economic Journal 129.617 (January 2019): 143-171.

Ethnic Complementarities After the Opening of China: How Chinese Graduate Students Affected the Productivity of Their Advisors

Borjas, George, Kirk B. Doran, and Ying Shen. "Ethnic Complementarities After the Opening of China: How Chinese Graduate Students Affected the Productivity of Their Advisors." Journal of Human Resources 53 (Winter 2018): 1-31.

Lessons from Immigration Economics

Borjas, George. "Lessons from Immigration Economics." Independent Review 22.3 (Winter 2018): 329-340.

The Wage Impact of the Marielitos: A Reappraisal

Borjas, George. "The Wage Impact of the Marielitos: A Reappraisal." ILR Review 70.5 (October 2017): 1077-1110.

The Labour Market Consequences of Refugee Supply Shocks

Borjas, George, and Joan Monras. "The Labour Market Consequences of Refugee Supply Shocks." Economic Policy 32.91 (July 2017): 361-413.

Does Welfare Reduce Poverty?

Borjas, George. "Does Welfare Reduce Poverty?" Research in Economics 70.1 (March 2016): 143-157.

Immigration and Globalization: A Review Essay

Borjas, George. "Immigration and Globalization: A Review Essay." Journal of Economic Literature 53.4 (December 2015): 961-974.

Which Peers Matter? The Relative Impacts of Collaborators, Colleagues, and Competitors

Borjas, George J., and Kirk B. Doran. "Which Peers Matter? The Relative Impacts of Collaborators, Colleagues, and Competitors." Review of Economics and Statistics 97.5 (December 2015): 1104-1117.

The Slowdown in the Economic Assimilation of Immigrants: Aging and Cohort Effects Revisited Again

Borjas, George J. "The Slowdown in the Economic Assimilation of Immigrants: Aging and Cohort Effects Revisited Again." Journal of Human Capital 9.4 (Winter 2015): 483-517.

Cognitive Mobility: Labor Market Responses to Supply Shocks in the Space of Ideas

Borjas, George J., and Kirk B. Doran. "Cognitive Mobility: Labor Market Responses to Supply Shocks in the Space of Ideas." Journal of Labor Economics 33.S1 (July 2015): S109-S145.

Prizes and Productivity: How Winning the Fields Medal Affects Scientific Output

Borjas, George J., and Kirk B. Doran. "Prizes and Productivity: How Winning the Fields Medal Affects Scientific Output." Journal of Human Resources 50.3 (July 1, 2015): 728-758.

The Analytics of the Wage Effect of Immigration

Borjas, George. "The Analytics of the Wage Effect of Immigration." IZA Journal of Migration 2.22 (November 2013): 1-25.

The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians

Borjas, George, and Kirk B. Doran. "The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians." Quarterly Journal of Economics 127.3 (August 2012): 1143-1203.

Comment: On Estimating Elasticities of Substitution

Borjas, George. "Comment: On Estimating Elasticities of Substitution." Journal of the European Economic Association 10.1 (February 2012): 198–210.

Poverty and Program Participation among Immigrant Children

Borjas, George. "Poverty and Program Participation among Immigrant Children." The Future of Children 21.1 (Spring 2011): 247-266.

Social Security Eligibility and the Labor Supply of Older Immigrants

Borjas, George. "Social Security Eligibility and the Labor Supply of Older Immigrants." Industrial & Labor Relations Review 64.3 (April 2011): 485-501.

Attenuation Bias in Measuring the Wage Impact of Immigration

Borjas, George. "Attenuation Bias in Measuring the Wage Impact of Immigration." Journal of Labor Economics 29.1 (January 2011): 69-113.

Immigration and the Economic Status of African-American Men

Borjas, George, Jeffrey Grogger, and Gordon H. Hanson. "Immigration and the Economic Status of African-American Men." Economica 77.306 (April 2010): 255-282.

Labor Outflows and Labor Inflows in Puerto Rico

Borjas, George. "Labor Outflows and Labor Inflows in Puerto Rico." Journal of Human Capital 2.1 (Spring 2008): 32-68.

Cross-Country Variation in the Impact of International Migration: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Aydemir, Abdurrahman, and George Borjas. "Cross-Country Variation in the Impact of International Migration: Canada, Mexico, and the United States." Journal of the European Economic Association 5.4 (June 2007): 663-708.

Making it in America: Social Mobility in the Immigrant Population.

Borjas, George. "Making it in America: Social Mobility in the Immigrant Population." The Future of Children 16.2 (Fall 2006): 55-71.

Native Internal Migration and the Labor Market Impact of Immigration.

Borjas, George. ""Native Internal Migration and the Labor Market Impact of Immigration."." Journal of Human Resources 41.2 (Spring 2006): 221-258.

Immigration Trends in the New York Metropolitan Area.

Borjas, George. "Immigration Trends in the New York Metropolitan Area." Economic Policy Review (December 2005): 91-101.

The Labor-Market Impact of High-Skill Immigration.

Borjas, George. "The Labor-Market Impact of High-Skill Immigration." American Economic Review 95.2 (May 2005): 56-60.

Food Insecurity and Public Assistance.

Borjas, George. "Food Insecurity and Public Assistance." Journal of Public Economics 88.7-8 (July 2004): 1421-1443.

<i>Pacem in Terris</i> and the Problem of Immigration.

Borjas, George. "Pacem in Terris and the Problem of Immigration." Journal of Catholic Social Thought (Winter 2004): 137-155.

Welfare Reform, Labor Supply, and Health Insurance in the Immigrant Population.

Borjas, George. "Welfare Reform, Labor Supply, and Health Insurance in the Immigrant Population." Journal of Health Economics 22.6 (November 2003): 933-958.

The Labor Demand Curve <i>Is</i> Downward Sloping: Reexamining the Impact of Immigration on the Labor Market.

Borjas, George. "The Labor Demand Curve Is Downward Sloping: Reexamining the Impact of Immigration on the Labor Market." Quarterly Journal of Economics 4 (November 2003): 1335-1374.

Homeownership in the Immigrant Population.

Borjas, George. "Homeownership in the Immigrant Population." Journal of Urban Economics 52.3 (November 2002): 448-476.

Welfare Reform and Immigrant Participation in Welfare Programs.

Borjas, George. "Welfare Reform and Immigrant Participation in Welfare Programs." International Migration Review 36.4 (Winter 2002): 1093-1123.

Long-Run Convergence of Ethnic Skills Differentials, Revisited.

Borjas, George. "Long-Run Convergence of Ethnic Skills Differentials, Revisited." Demography (August 2001): 357-361.

Dollarization and the Mexican Labor Market.

Borjas, George. "Dollarization and the Mexican Labor Market." Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking (May 2001): 626-647.

Does Immigration Grease the Wheels of the Labor Market?

Borjas, George. "Does Immigration Grease the Wheels of the Labor Market?" Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 1 (2001): 69-119.