Labor, Jobs, and the Modern Economy: A Conversation with Chicago Booth Professor Erik Hurst
The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI), the Chicago Economics Society (CES), and the Booth...
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Employment & Wages
Renewable Portfolio Standards Passage by State
States that have adopted any RPS policy are colored according to the year in which...
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Energy & Environment
2019 Undergraduate Spring Panel: Urbanization and the Growth of Mega-Cities
The rise of “mega-cities” present both unprecedented opportunities and unprecedented challenges. Much work on urbanization...
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Technology & Innovation
Production, Relocation, and Price Effects of US Trade Policy: The Case of Washing Machines
Hopefully you didn’t wait too long. Following the late-2017 announcement of tariffs on all washers...
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Industrial Organization
US Washing Machine Imports and Korean Washing Machine Part Exports by Country
The manufacture and trade of washing machines and parts offers a clear example of the...
Topics:
Industrial Organization, Tax & Budget
Conference Spotlight: Gender and the Labor Market
On March 8 and 9, 2019, BFI’s Ronzetti Initiative for the Study of Labor Markets...
Topics:
Economic Mobility & Poverty, Employment & Wages
Women in Economics: Progress and Challenges
According to the American Economic Association, only 14 percent of full economics professors in PhD-granting...
Aggregate Nominal Wage Adjustments: New Evidence from Administrative Payroll Data
John Grigsby, Erik Hurst, Ahu Yildirmaz
However, in the US economy over the past 10 years or so, as labor markets...