Shifting to green energy is necessary for the planet, but the change will create economic winners and losers. As a hub for green tech…
Service sector jobs in the United States are characterized by low pay, few fringe benefits, and limited employee control over scheduled…
Housing costs across the nation and in Greater Boston are rising, and many policymakers have turned to Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in an…
Previous research finds that the greater geographic mobility of foreign than native-born workers following economic shocks helps to…
Society’s transition toward more sustainable energy sources is well underway. But substantially reducing the use of fossil fuels to…
Concerns have been raised about the “demise of democracy”, possibly accelerated by pandemic-related restrictions. Using a survey experiment…
This book collects the main papers written by George Borjas on the economics of immigration during a decades-long career. Although there…
Democratic mayors have no effect on crime, but do reduce the Black share of arrests for petty crimes
We examine whether mayors’ partisan affiliations lead to differences in crime rates, arrest rates, and the racial composition of arrests.…
Over 2009-2019 the seemingly inexorable rise in health care’s share of GDP markedly slowed, both in the US and elsewhere. To address…
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Many older Americans do not receive needed care for mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUD), and there are substantial racial and…