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Research Briefs·Oct 2, 2024

Moving to Opportunity, Together

Seema Jayachandran, Lea Nassal, Matthew J. Notowidigdo, Marie Paul, Heather Sarsons, and Elin Sundberg
When heterosexual couples in Germany and Sweden relocate, men’s earnings increase by 5-10%, while women’s do not change. Couples are...
Topics: Employment & Wages
Research Briefs·Jul 18, 2024

Historical Differences in Female-Owned Manufacturing Establishments: The United States, 1850-1880

Ruveyda Gozen, Richard Hornbeck, Anders Humlum, and Martin Rotemberg
During the late 1800s, manufacturing establishments owned by females were smaller than those owned by males and had lower capital-to-output...
Topics: Employment & Wages
Research Briefs·May 23, 2024

Can You Erase the Mark of a Criminal Record? Labor Market Impacts of Criminal Record Remediation

Amanda Y. Agan,  Andrew Garin, Dmitri K. Koustas, Alexandre Mas, and Crystal Yang
Removing a previously obtained criminal record does not improve labor market outcomes, on average, with the notable exception of participation...
Topics: Economic Mobility & Poverty, Employment & Wages
Interactive Research Briefs·May 14, 2024

Return to Office and the Tenure Distribution

Austin Wright, David Van Dijcke, and Florian Gunsilius
Return-to-office (RTO) mandates drive employees away from firms, with senior employees leaving at the highest rates, likely leading to significant...
Topics: COVID-19, Employment & Wages
Research Briefs·May 6, 2024

Homelessness and the Persistence of Deprivation: Income, Employment, and Safety Net Participation

Alexa Grunwaldt, Bruce Meyer, Gillian Meyer, Derek Wu, and Angela Wyse
Homelessness occurs in the context of long-term, severe deprivation rather than large and sudden losses of income. Low permanent incomes...
Topics: Employment & Wages
Interactive Research Briefs·Apr 24, 2024

The Adoption of ChatGPT

Anders Humlum and Emilie Vestergaard
Half of workers have used ChatGPT, with younger, less experienced, higher-achieving, and especially male workers leading the curve. Workers see...
Topics: Employment & Wages
Research Briefs·Apr 23, 2024

Early Predictors of Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice Involvement

Andrew Jordan, Ezra Karger, and Derek Neal
Detailed measures of early academic achievement and socioeconomic status are powerful predictors of future criminal justice involvement; however, while reforms...
Topics: Early Childhood Education, Economic Mobility & Poverty, Higher Education & Workforce Training
Research Briefs·Apr 18, 2024

Does Nothing Stop a Bullet Like a Job? The Effects of Income on Crime

Jens Ludwig and Kevin Schnepel
Policies that reduce economic desperation reduce property crime (and hence overall crime rates) but have little effect on violent crime.
Topics: Economic Mobility & Poverty
Podcast Apr 16, 2024

Which Companies Discriminate Most? Experimental Evidence on Callback Rates by Applicant Race and Gender

Tess Vigeland and Evan K. Rose
A small number of companies are responsible for a substantial amount of the discrimination in today’s labor market. Who are...
Topics: Economic Mobility & Poverty, Employment & Wages