This paper synthesizes the economics literature on skills and human capital, with a particular focus on higher-order capacities like social…
We evaluate an intervention designed to increase teachers’ awareness of social isolation by providing them with their own students’ social…
Since the mid-1970s, there has been a sharp rise in the prevalence of “bad jobs” in the U.S. labor market, characterized by stagnant wages…
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Since the mid-1970s, there has been a sharp rise in the prevalence of “bad jobs” in the U.S. labor market, characterized by stagnant wages…
Affirmative action and preferential admission policies play a crucial role in fostering social mobility by bolstering the prospects of…
Recent scholarship has documented the effects of unstable scheduling practices on worker health and well-being, but there has been less…
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Equally educated people are healthier if they live in more educated places. Every 10 percent point increase in an area’s share of adults…
In October 2019, Björn Sunesson, then the People Planning Manager at IKEA in Sweden, reached out to Daniel Schneider and Kristen Harknett,…
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Critical thinking (CT) is an essential set of skills and dispositions for professionals. While viewed as an important part of…
We study the economic and political consequences of the 2018-2019 trade war between the United States, China and other US trade partners at…