This article brings a new perspective to the analysis of the wage effects of the Mariel boatlift crisis, in which an estimated 125,000…
The continuing inflow of hundreds of thousands of refugees into many European countries has ignited much political controversy and raised…
This paper presents a conceptual account of urban governance in Mumbai as a rent-sharing system based fundamentally on control over urban…
Advanced math coursework can affect college and labor market outcomes, yet discretionary placement policies can lead to differential access…
We use a unique set of nationally representative data of adults from ten developing countries and a unique measure of literacy - a direct…
See the op-ed in The Boston Globe by Carr Senior Fellow John Shattuck.
An authoritarian nationalist regime in Hungary is…
Using new direct measures of numeracy and literacy skills among 85,875 adults in 17 Western countries, we find that foreign-born adults…
Using the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data on the ability of women at various levels of schooling attainment on the ability of…
The Federal government has spent billions of dollars to support turnarounds of low-achieving schools, yet most evidence on the impact of…