We examine changes in the spatial distribution of good jobs across US commuting zones over 1980-2000 and 2000-2021. We define good jobs as…
The share of US residents who were born in Latin America and the Caribbean plateaued recently, after a half century of rapid growth. Our…
Crisis looms for the planet. In November 2022, world leaders met in Egypt at the UN’s annual forum on climate change, known as the…
This book collects the main papers written by George Borjas on the economics of immigration during a decades-long career. Although there…
I examine the specialization of US commuting zones in AI-related occupations over the 2000 to 2018 period. I define AI-related jobs based…
In this paper, I review evidence on changing global specialization in labor-intensive exporting. Production of apparel, footwear, furniture…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, states issued and then rescinded stay-at-home orders that restricted mobility. We develop a model of learning…
We exploit the gender-specific components of large-scale labor demand shocks stemming from rising international manufacturing competition…
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…