vlog scholar analyzes the firearms market in the United States to understand whether regulation can balance the importance of guns to…
Jencks helped pioneer the study of inequality and developed generations of scholars.
Shift Project research shows displaced workers experienced a decline in well-being, but unemployment insurance provided a measure of relief.
Shift Project research shows a new law led to significant gains for workers and minimal unintended effects on staffing, scheduling, and…
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Research shows service sector workers do best when they change sectors or find themselves in tight labor markets. But also that the vast…
Relieving financial insecurity may have helped cash recipients become less reliant on emergency room care.
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A large survey of workers by Harvard and UCSF researchers found that almost all employees experience labor law violations, but most aren’t…