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…
Place-based policy in the United States comprises a wide range of government programs that are spread across federal, state, and local…
Nearly 400,000 Black men were drafted into the National Army during World War I, where they toiled in segregated units and received little…
Eligibility criteria for interventions can induce an Ashenfelter Dip, and subsequent mean-reversion may result in improvement over time…
When studying policy-relevant topics, researchers’ policy preferences may shape the design, execution, analysis, and interpretation of…
Many government social insurance policies have low take-up. To understand whether this is due to administrative barriers, information, or…
This paper synthesizes the economics literature on skills and human capital, with a particular focus on higher-order capacities like social…
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a potentially important new technology, but its impact on the economy depends on the speed and…
In the summer of 2020, George Floyd’s video-graphed murder by Minneapolis police officers sparked a renewed public discourse about the role…
In the summer of 2020, George Floyd’s video-graphed murder by Minneapolis police officers sparked a renewed public discourse about the role…