Using a novel database of 82.5 million online job postings, we show that employer skill requirements fell as the labor market improved from…
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that 11.4 million undocumented persons reside in the United States. Congress and President…
We analyze the promotions and firings of NCAA Division 1 college basketball and college football coaches to assess whether these coaches…
Analyzes the quality of elections in the US compared with equivalent democracies.
Economic Conditions and Mortality: Evidence from 200 Years of Data. David Cutler, March 29, 2016, Paper. "Using historical mortality…
Many localities have in recent years limited the use of questions about applicants’ criminal history in hiring decisions, or "banned the…
Pay Now or Pay Later? The Economics within the Private Equity Partnership. Victoria Ivashina, Josh Lerner, March 26, 2016, Paper. "The…
When it comes to the rise in economic inequality since the 1970s in the United States and some other advanced economies, it doesn’t really…