2025
Does Schooling Improve Cognitive Abilities at Older Ages? Causal Evidence from Nonparametric Bounds, Vikesh Amin, Jere R. Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, and Hans-Peter Kohler
Publication: Journal Articles
Does Schooling Improve Cognitive Abilities at Older Ages? Causal Evidence from Nonparametric Bounds, Vikesh Amin, Jere R. Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, and Hans-Peter Kohler
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Causal Effects of Schooling on Memory at Older Ages in Six Low-and-Middle Income Countries: Nonparametric Evidence with Harmonized Datasets, Vikesh Amin, Jere R. Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Iliana Kohler, Hans-Peter Kohler, and Shana D. Stites
Publication: Journal Articles
Causal Effects of Schooling on Memory at Older Ages in Six Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: Nonparametric Evidence with Harmonized Datasets, Vikesh Amin, Jere R. Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Iliana Kohler, Hans-Peter Kohler, and Shana D. Stites
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
More Schooling Can Delay the Onset of Dementia Later in Life, Vikesh Amin, Jere R. Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Iliana Kohler, Hans-Peter Kohler, and Shana D. Stites
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Do Older Workers Change Their Labor Supply in Response to Housing Wealth Shocks?, Brian J. Asquith
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
The Past, Present, and Future of Long-Run Local Population Decline, Brian J. Asquith and Evan Mast
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Evicted from the Land of Opportunity: Evidence on Displacement from California Rent Control, Brian J. Asquith, Kate Pennington, and Charly Porcher
Publication: Presentations
Short-Run Economic Effects of Michigan's State-Funded Preschool Programs, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
Can Anyone Learn to Code? A Qualitative Study of Place-Based Information Technology Training Programs, Kathleen Bolter and Nicholas Martens
Publication: Journal Articles
How Differential Non-Response by Nativity May Distort U.S. Labor Force Statistics, Jing Cai, Brad J. Hershbein, and Aaron Sojourner
Publication: Periodical Articles
Bargaining and Inequality in the Labor Market, Sydnee Caldwell, Ingrid Haegele, and Jӧrg Heining
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
How Do Workers and Firms Bargain over Wages?, Sydnee Caldwell, Ingrid Haegele, and Jӧrg Heining
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
How Government-Funded Factories Helped a Generation Access the Middle Class, Andrew Garin and Jonathan Rothbaum
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
How Employers Shape the Earnings Gap between Mothers and Fathers, Rebecca Jack, Daniel Tannenbaum, and Brendan Timpe
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
How Employers Shape the Earnings Gap between Mothers and Fathers, Rebecca Jack, Daniel Tannenbaum, and Brenden Timpe
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
The Parenthood Gap: Firms and Earnings Inequality after Kids, Rebecca Jack, Daniel Tannenbaum, and Brenden Timpe
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Gains from Alternative Assignment? Evidence from a Two-Sided Teacher Market, Mariana Laverde, Elton Mykerezi, Aaron Sojourner, and Aradhya Sood
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Gains from Alternative Assignment? Evidence from a Two-Sided Teacher Market, Mariana Laverde, Elton Mykerezi, Aaron Sojourner, and Aradhya Sood
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Effects of Child-Care Vouchers on Price, Quantity, and Provider Turnover in Private-Care Markets, Won Fy Lee, Aaron Sojourner, Elizabeth E. Davis, and Jonathan Borowsky
Publication: Journal Articles
“Essential” Migrants: Evidence from the 2020 H-2B Visa Lottery, Parag Mahajan
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
How the H-2B Visa Lottery Helped Businesses during COVID, Parag Mahajan
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
American Companies are Offshoring High-Paying, Remote-Friendly Jobs, Zanele Munyikwa, Lisa K. Simon, Aaron Sojourner, and Elton Mykerezi
Publication: Periodical Articles
Predictive Analytics Supporting Labor Market Success: A Career Explorer for Job Seekers and Workforce Professionals in Michigan, Christopher J. O'Leary, Kevin Doyle, Ben Damerow, Kenneth J. Kline, Beth C. Truesdale, Salomon Orellana, Randall W. Eberts, Amy Meyers, Anna Wilcoxson, and Scott Powell
Publication: Journal Articles
The Unequal Impact of Firms on the Gender Wage Gap, Marco G. Palladino, Antoine Bertheau, Alexander Hijzen, Astrid Kunze, Cesar Barreto, Dogan Gülümser, Marta Lachowska, Anne Sophie Lassen, Salvatore Lattanzio, Lance J. Lochner, Stefano Lombardi, Jordy Meekes, Balazs Murakozy, and Oskar Skans
Publication: Periodical Articles
Americans Favor Labor Unions over Big Business Now More than Ever, Aaron Sojourner and Adam Reich
Publication: Periodical Articles
How New Mass Transit Affects Labor Markets: The Honolulu Skyline, Justin Tyndall
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
The Effects of Vietnam-Era Military Service on the Long-Term Health of Veterans: A Bounds Analysis, Xintong Wang, Carlos A. Flores, and Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
Publication: Journal Articles
2024
The Independent Contractor Workforce: New Evidence on Its Size and Composition and Ways to Improve Its Measurement in Household Surveys, Katharine G. Abraham, Brad J. Hershbein, Susan N. Houseman, and Beth C. Truesdale
Publication: Journal Articles
Race and the Manufacturing Workforce: Opportunities to Expand Growth and Equity in a Rebounding Industry Sector, Benjamin Armstrong, Matthew D. Wilson, and Nichola J. Lowe
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
Birth Dearth and Local Population Decline, Brian J. Asquith and Evan Mast
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
The Past, Present, and Future of Long-Run Local Population Decline, Brian J. Asquith and Evan Mast
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Broadly Shared Local Economic Success: New Measures and New Lessons for Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Introducing SLMs: Spillover-Based Local Labor Markets, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
“Just Right” Definitions of Local Labor Markets: Introducing SLMs, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
“Just Right” Definitions of Local Labor Markets: Introducing SLMs, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Local Labor Markets Should Be Redefined: New Definitions Based on Estimated Demand-Shock Spillovers, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Long-Run Effects on County Employment Rates of Demand Shocks to County and Commuting Zone Employment, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Journal Articles
Broadly Shared Local Economic Success Since 2000: New Measures and New Lessons for Communities, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Kathleen Bolter, Kyle Huisman, and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Publication: Reports
Policies for Place: How to Make Sustainable Investments in Communities, Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Lee Adams, Brian J. Asquith, Alfonso Hernandez, Kyle Huisman, Iryna V. Lendel, Gabrielle Pepin, Bridget F. Timmeney, Beth C. Truesdale, and Yulya Truskinovsky
Publication: Reports
Minimum Wage Increases Reduce Racial Disparities during Hiring, Alec Brandon, Justin E. Holz, Andrew Simon, and Haruka Uchida
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
The Effect of Franchise No-Poaching Restrictions On Worker Earnings, Brian Callaci, Matthew Gibson, Sérgio Pinto, Marshall Steinbaum, and Matt Walsh
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Reduced School Tracking Increased Educational Attainment and Fertility in France, Serena Canaan
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Reduced School Tracking Increased Educational Attainment and Fertility in France, Serena Canaan
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
The Impact of Delaying Early School Tracking on Fertility and Marriage Outcomes, Serena Canaan
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Grads on the Go: Measuring College-Specific Labor Markets for Graduates, Johnathan G. Conzelmann, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad J. Hershbein, Shawn Martin, Andrew Simon, and Kevin M. Stange
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
How Higher Education Responds to Labor Market Demand, Johnathan G. Conzelmann, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad J. Hershbein, Shawn Martin, Andrew Simon, and Kevin M. Stange
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
How Higher Education Responds to Labor Market Demand, Johnathan G. Conzelmann, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad J. Hershbein, Shawn Martin, Andrew Simon, and Kevin M. Stange
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
New Data Show How Far Graduates Move from Their College, and Why It Matters, Johnathan G. Conzelmann, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad J. Hershbein, Shawn Martin, Andrew Simon, and Kevin M. Stange
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
New Data Show How Far Graduates Move from Their College, and Why It Matters, Johnathan G. Conzelmann, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad J. Hershbein, Shawn Martin, Andrew Simon, and Kevin M. Stange
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Skills, Majors, and Jobs: Does Higher Education Respond?, Johnathan G. Conzelmann, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad J. Hershbein, Shawn Martin, Andrew Simon, and Kevin M. Stange
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
The Effect of Rent Control Status on Eviction Filing Rates: Causal Evidence From San Francisco, Max Gardner and Brian J. Asquith
Publication: Journal Articles
The Long-Run Impacts of Public Industrial Investment on Local Development and Economic Mobility: Evidence from World War II, Andrew Garin and Jonathan Rothbaum
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Employer Market Power in Silicon Valley, Matthew Gibson
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
How Major Tech Firms Used Illegal “No-Poach” Agreements to Control Workers’ Salaries, Matthew Gibson
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
How Major Tech Firms Used Illegal “No-Poach” Agreements to Control Workers’ Salaries, Matthew Gibson
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Modernizing Measurement of Productivity with Nonstandard Data: Opportunities, Challenges and Progress, Erica L. Groshen, Michael Horrigan, and Christopher J. Kurz
Publication: Book Chapters
New Employer Payroll Taxes and Entrepreneurship, Audrey Guo and Melanie Wallskog
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Is the Economic News Becoming More Negative, and Does it Matter for Consumers?, Benjamin H. Harris and Aaron Sojourner
Publication: Periodical Articles
Why Are Americans so Displeased with the Economy?: Measuring Whether Economic News Has Become More Negative, Benjamin H. Harris and Aaron Sojourner
Publication: Periodical Articles
The Evolution of Local Labor Markets After Recessions, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
Publication: Journal Articles
DACA, Mobility Investments, and Economic Outcomes of Immigrants and Natives, Jimena Villanueva Kiser and Riley Wilson
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
DACA, Mobility Investments, and Economic Outcomes of Immigrants and Natives, Jimena Villanueva Kiser and Riley Wilson
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Effects of Child Care Vouchers on Price, Quantity, and Provider Turnover in Private Care Markets, Won Fy Lee, Aaron Sojourner, Elizabeth E. Davis, and Jonathan Borowsky
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Effects of Subsidies on the Child Care Market: Large Increases in Capacity, Small Increases in Price, Won Fy Lee, Aaron Sojourner, Elizabeth E. Davis, and Jonathan Borowsky
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
More Autonomy for Frontline Workers Supports Higher-Paying Jobs, Dylan Nelson, Nathan Wilmers, and Letian Zhang
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
More Autonomy for Frontline Workers Supports Higher-Paying Jobs, Dylan Nelson, Nathan Wilmers, and Letian Zhang
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Work Organization and High-Paying Jobs, Dylan Nelson, Nathan Wilmers, and Letian Zhang
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Why Are Unemployment Insurance Claims So Low?, Christopher J. O'Leary, Kenneth J. Kline, Thomas A. Stengle, and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Journal Articles
Aaron Sojourner’s Beginner’s Guide to Bluesky, Aaron Sojourner
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Early Childhood Education and Development, Aaron Sojourner
Publication: Journal Articles
Effects of Peer Groups on the Gender-Wage Gap and Life After the MBA: Evidence from the Random Assignment of MBA Peers, Mallika Thomas
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Predicting Rail Transit Impacts with Endogenous Worker Choice: Evidence from Oahu, Justin Tyndall
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Projecting the Demand for Workers in the Production of Lithium-Ion Batteries in the United States, Erik Vasilauskas, Dakota McCracken, and Michael Horrigan
Publication: Reports
Labor Market Effects of Paid Sick Leave: The Case of Seattle, Hilary Wething and Meredith Slopen
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Seattle’s Paid Sick Leave Law Increased Work Hours without Affecting Job Attachment, Hilary Wething and Meredith Slopen
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Seattle’s Paid Sick Leave Law Increased Work Hours without Affecting Job Attachment, Hilary Wething and Meredith Slopen
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Occupational Projections for Skilled Trades in Kalamazoo County, 2023-2032, Sevrin Williams, Michael Horrigan, and Iryna V. Lendel
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
Economic Vitality Index: Mapping Michigan’s 83 Counties, Sevrin Williams and Iryna V. Lendel
Publication: Reports
2023
How Many Independent Contractors Are There and Who Works in These Jobs?, Katharine G. Abraham, Brad J. Hershbein, Susan N. Houseman, and Beth C. Truesdale
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
How Many Independent Contractors Are There and Who Works in These Jobs?, Katharine G. Abraham, Brad J. Hershbein, Susan N. Houseman, and Beth C. Truesdale
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
The Independent Contractor Workforce: New Evidence on Its Size and Composition and Ways to Improve Its Measurement in Household Surveys, Katharine G. Abraham, Brad J. Hershbein, Susan N. Houseman, and Beth C. Truesdale
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
What Happens to Residents Evicted under California’s Ellis Act?, Brian J. Asquith
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
An Introduction to the Bartik Benefit-Cost Model of Business Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Reports
Bartik Benefit-Cost Model of Business Incentives: A User’s Guide, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Reports
Benefits and Costs of an Incentive Project or Program for State Residents: A Model for Flexible Use in Any State, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Discussant Comments on Hyman et al. Paper on California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC), Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Getting the Workforce into Good Jobs Requires Place-Based Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
The Recompete Pilot Program Can Help Rebuild Distressed Places—If Policymakers Properly Fund It, Timothy J. Bartik and Mark Muro
Publication: Periodical Articles
The CHIPS and Science Act is a Chance for Businesses and Local Leaders to Collaborate on a Stronger Child Care System, Timothy J. Bartik, Aaron Sojourner, and Kathleen Bolter
Publication: Periodical Articles
Who’s Missing from the Post-Pandemic Labor Force?, Lauren Bauer, Wendy Edelberg, Sara Estep, and Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Periodical Articles
The Decline of Routine Tasks, Education Investments, And Intergenerational Mobility, Patrick Bennett, Kai Liu, and Kjell Salvanes
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Working Longer and Population Aging in the U.S.: Why Delayed Retirement Isn’t a Practical Solution for Many, Lisa F. Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale
Publication: Journal Articles
Behind the Numbers: Comparing College-Going Outcomes of Kalamazoo Public Schools to Those of Similar Urban School Districts in Michigan, Kathleen Bolter and Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Reports
Minimum Wage Increases Reduce Racial Disparities during Hiring, Alec Brandon, Justin E. Holz, Andrew Simon, and Haruka Uchida
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Minimum Wages and Racial Discrimination in Hiring: Evidence from a Field Experiment, Alec Brandon, Justin E. Holz, Andrew Simon, and Haruka Uchida
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Estimating the Effects of the ADA Amendments Act on the Hiring and Termination of Individuals with Disabilities, Using New Disability Categorizations, Patrick Button, Philip Armour, and Simon Hollands
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
The False Promises of Working Longer, Teresa Ghilarducci and Beth C. Truesdale
Publication: Journal Articles
Are Retirement Planning Tools Substitutes or Complements to Financial Capability?, Gopi Shah Goda, Matthew R. Levy, Colleen Flaherty Manchester, Aaron Sojourner, Joshua Tasoff, and Jiusi Xiao
Publication: Journal Articles
How Can We Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce?, Gopi Shah Goda and Aaron Sojourner
Publication: Periodical Articles