We analyze the distinct adjustment paths of U.S. labor markets (places) and U.S. workers (people) to increased Chinese import competition…
This study revisits a critical juncture in the development of national health insurance (NHI) in the United States in the post-World War II…
Disparities between Black and White Americans in health care coverage and health outcomes are pervasive in the United States. In this paper…
This paper explores past episodes of technological disruption in the US labor market, with the goal of learning lessons about the likely…
The next U.S. president will inherit multiple epidemics with inequitably distributed effects. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are likely to…
We use a controlled experiment to show that ability and belief calibration jointly determine the benefits of working with Artificial…
This paper synthesizes the economics literature on skills and human capital, with a particular focus on higher-order capacities like social…
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a potentially important new technology, but its impact on the economy depends on the speed and…
We evaluate an intervention designed to increase teachers’ awareness of social isolation by providing them with their own students’ social…
This chapter reviews the intellectual contributions of Lawrence F. Katz, whose work has catalysed two intellectual revolutions in economics…