We assemble a dataset of the universe of economics and business journal articles published since 1980 to assess differences in the levels…
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…
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June 2024, Paper: "Paying reparations to Black Americans has long been contentiously debated. This article addresses an unexamined pillar…
Which Americans experience the worst infrastructure? What are the costs of living with that infrastructure? We measure road roughness…
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.…
Who deserves to participate in local democracy? A wide body of research shows that property owners are deeply overrepresented in local…
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…
Americans travel 7 to 9 miles on average for shopping and recreational activities, which is far longer than the 15-minute (walking) city…