American policymakers have long focused on work as a key means to improve economic wellbeing. Yet, work has become increasingly precarious…
The Bay Area is a place of opportunity, but also a place of incredible inequality and deprivation. In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was…
The COVID-19 pandemic has made plain just how important the work of retail, grocery and food service workers is. Their jobs put them at…
Improvements in medical treatment have contributed to rising health spending. Yet there is relatively little evidence on whether the…
Nearly a thousand officer-involved killings occur each year in the United States. This paper documents the large, racially-disparate…
One of the first attempts to engage in a dialogue concerning emerging trends in prosecution took place in meetings convened through the…
Service sector jobs in the United States are characterized by low pay, few fringe benefits, and limited employee control over scheduled…
Against the backdrop of a global health crisis, service-sector workers are newly visible. While millions of American workers have been…
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The coronavirus outbreak has had a massive impact on public health and the economy. In the United States, the 25 million workers employed…