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A new column by Prof. Benjamin Schoefer and co-authors examines reforms in Finland that introduced or expanded workers’ rights to voice institutions.
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2021-06-21 09:10
Patrick Kline has been selected as the winner of the 2021 IZA Young Labor Economist Award for his research on empirical methodology in labor economics and on the determination of wages. This biennial prize is awarded to outstanding labor economists whose Ph.D. was received fewer than 15 years ago. Read more
Published by Thu, 2021-05-06 10:44
In a KQED article on the federal stimulus bill and the temporary expansion of the child tax credit, Professor Hilary Hoynes says that “If [the child tax credit] were to be made permanent, it would be the most important anti-poverty program for children in our history." Read more
Published by Wed, 2021-05-05 14:00
Professor Glenn Woroch appointed chief economist of the Federal Communications Commission. Read more
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2021-05-04 15:04
Joseph S. Shapiro. 2020: “The Environmental Bias of Trade Policy.” Working paper, was declared the 2020 Energy Article of the Year by the American Energy Society. The paper is available on NBER and now also the basis for an Econimate video. Watch the video
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2021-05-04 14:56
A new Initiative on Racial Equity in the Labor Market, Led by Ellora Derenoncourt and Claire Montialoux, is supporting new core faculty research on US poverty and inequality, along with approximately $50,000 in funding support to graduate students conducting their own research on related topics. Read more
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2021-05-04 13:52