In America, there’s a significant kind of public insistence that one’s “freedom” is fundamentally tied to one’s wealth.
Much of the…
This article brings a new perspective to the analysis of the wage effects of the Mariel boatlift crisis, in which an estimated 125,000…
Card’s (1990) study of the Mariel supply shock remains an important cornerstone of both the literature that measures the labor market…
Robert Frank’s recent book, Success and Luck, is an engaging, partly autobiographical account of why and how most Americans underestimate…
Advanced math coursework can affect college and labor market outcomes, yet discretionary placement policies can lead to differential access…
Are the well-known facts about urbanization in the United States also true for the developing world? We compare American metropolitan areas…
Does access to four-year colleges affect degree completion for students who would otherwise attend two-year colleges? Admission to Georgia’…
The Federal government has spent billions of dollars to support turnarounds of low-achieving schools, yet most evidence on the impact of…