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
Source: Demography 2025:11865131
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
Source: The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 2025: gbaf057
Publication: Journal Articles
Can Anyone Learn to Code? A Qualitative Study of Place-Based Information Technology Training Programs, Kathleen Bolter and Nicholas Martens
Source: Economic Development Quarterly 39(1): 37-48
Publication: Journal Articles
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
Source: Journal of Human Capital 19(1)
Publication: Journal Articles
American Companies are Offshoring High-Paying, Remote-Friendly Jobs, Zanele Munyikwa, Lisa K. Simon, Aaron Sojourner, and Elton Mykerezi
Source: Revelio Labs News, February 18, 2025
Publication: Periodical Articles
Strengthening Work Requirements? Forecasting Impacts of Reforming Cash Assistance Rules, Josep M. Nadal-Fernandez, Gabrielle Pepin, and Kane Schrader
Source: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 2025
Publication: Journal 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
Source: Economic Development Quarterly 39(1): 6-23
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
Source: Eco Notepad, March 7, 2025
Publication: Periodical Articles
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
Source: Journal of Health Economics 2025: 102984
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
Source: Industrial & Labor Relations Review 77(3): 336-365
Publication: Journal Articles
How to Increase the Benefits of Economic Development Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Crain's Grand Rapids Business, May 28, 2024
Publication: Periodical Articles
Long-Run Effects on County Employment Rates of Demand Shocks to County and Commuting Zone Employment, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics 105: 103988
Publication: Journal Articles
Modeling First Year Stop Out of Kalamazoo Promise Scholars: Mapping Influences of Socioeconomic Advantage and Pre-College Performance to College Performance and Persistence, Daniel A. Collier and Isabel McMullen
Source: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 25(4): 846-870
Publication: Journal Articles
The Effect of Rent Control Status on Eviction Filing Rates: Causal Evidence From San Francisco, Max Gardner and Brian J. Asquith
Source: Housing Policy Debate 2024
Publication: Journal Articles
Talking Shop: The Way Forward on Child Care, Chloe Gibbs, Aaron Sojourner, and Kevin Rinz
Source: Briefing Book, September 23, 2024
Publication: Periodical Articles
Effects of School-Based Mental Health Services on Youth Outcomes, Ezra Golberstein, Irina Zainullina, Aaron Sojourner, and Mark A. Sander
Source: The Journal of Human Resources 59(S): S256-S281
Publication: Journal Articles
Modernizing Measurement of Productivity with Nonstandard Data: Opportunities, Challenges and Progress, Erica L. Groshen, Michael Horrigan, and Christopher J. Kurz
Source: The Measure of Economies: Measuring Productivity in an Age of Technological Change. Marshall B. Reinsdorf and Louise Sheiner, eds. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2024. pp. 293-328
Publication: Book Chapters
Is the Economic News Becoming More Negative, and Does it Matter for Consumers?, Benjamin H. Harris and Aaron Sojourner
Source: Election '24: Issues at Stake, March 6, 2024
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
Source: Economic Studies Bulletin, January 5, 2024
Publication: Periodical Articles
The Evolution of Local Labor Markets After Recessions, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
Source: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 16(3): 399–435
Publication: Journal Articles
Why Are Unemployment Insurance Claims So Low?, Christopher J. O'Leary, Kenneth J. Kline, Thomas A. Stengle, and Stephen A. Wandner
Source: Economic Development Quarterly 38(3): 164-182
Publication: Journal Articles
Early Childhood Education and Development, Aaron Sojourner
Source: The Milken Institute Review Second Quarter 2024
Publication: Journal Articles
2023
The Case for Dynamic Cities, Brian J. Asquith and Margaret C. Bock
Source: Challenges in Classical Liberalism: Debating the Policies of Today Versus Tomorrow. Alice L. Kassens and Joshua C. Hall, eds. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. pp. 13-34
Publication: Book Chapters
Local Effects of Large New Apartment Buildings in Low-Income Areas, Brian J. Asquith, Evan Mast, and Davin Reed
Source: The Review of Economics and Statistics 105(2): 359-375
Publication: Journal Articles
The Recompete Pilot Program Can Help Rebuild Distressed Places—If Policymakers Properly Fund It, Timothy J. Bartik and Mark Muro
Source: Brookings Metro, September 1, 2023
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
Source: Brookings Metro, June 2, 2023
Publication: Periodical Articles
Who’s Missing from the Post-Pandemic Labor Force?, Lauren Bauer, Wendy Edelberg, Sara Estep, and Brad J. Hershbein
Source: Economic Studies Bulletin, April 4, 2023
Publication: Periodical Articles
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
Source: The Journal of the Economics of Ageing 24: 100438
Publication: Journal Articles
Sometimes a Long and Winding Road: An Exploration of Kalamazoo Promise Stop Out and Reenrollment, Daniel A. Collier and Isabel McMullen
Source: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 24(4): 883-908
Publication: Journal Articles
Improving the U.S. Workforce System by Transforming its Performance Measurement System into an Intelligent Information System, Randall W. Eberts
Source: Economic Development Quarterly 37(1): 20-26
Publication: Journal Articles
Adoption, Financial Incentives, and Child Achievement, Lavar Edmonds, Heidi Ombisa Skallet, Jon Pedersen, David Simon, and Aaron Sojourner
Publication: External Papers and Reports
The False Promises of Working Longer, Teresa Ghilarducci and Beth C. Truesdale
Source: The Journal of Retirement 11(1): 22-30
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
Source: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 214: 561-573
Publication: Journal Articles
How Can We Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce?, Gopi Shah Goda and Aaron Sojourner
Source: Briefing Book, December 18, 2023
Publication: Periodical Articles
College Majors and Skills: Evidence from the Universe of Online Job Ads, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad J. Hershbein, Shawn Martin, and Kevin M. Stange
Source: Labour Economics 85: 102429
Publication: Journal Articles
Place-Based Consequences of Person-Based Transfers: Evidence from Recessions, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
Source: Journal of Public Economics 224: 104923
Publication: Journal Articles
Comment on "Accounting for Firm Heterogeneity within US Industries: Extended Supply-Use Tables and Trade in Value Added Using Enterprise and Establishment Level Data", Susan N. Houseman
Source: Challenges of Globalization in the Measurement of National Accounts. Nadim Ahmad, Brent Moulton, J. David Richardson, and Peter van de Ven, eds. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2023. pp. 342-346
Publication: Book Chapters
Do Firm Effects Drift? Evidence from Washington Administrative Data, Marta Lachowska, Alexandre Mas, Raffaele Saggio, and Stephen A. Woodbury
Source: Journal of Econometrics 233(2): 375-395
Publication: Journal Articles
Work Hours Mismatch, Marta Lachowska, Alexandre Mas, Raffaele Saggio, and Stephen A. Woodbury
Publication: External Papers and Reports
The Need for Speed: Demand, Regulation, and Welfare on the Margin of Alternative Financial Services, Ryan C. McDevitt and Aaron Sojourner
Source: The Review of Economics and Statistics: 1–25
Publication: Journal Articles
With Federal Child Care Legislation Abandoned, It’s Up to States to Help Working Families, Gabrielle Pepin and John C. Austin
Source: Brookings Metro, February 13, 2023
Publication: Periodical Articles
Labor-Market Concentration and Labor Compensation, Yue Qiu and Aaron Sojourner
Source: Industrial & Labor Relations Review 76(3): 475-503
Publication: Journal Articles
What’s the Inside Scoop? Challenges in the Supply and Demand for Information on Employers, Jason Sockin and Aaron Sojourner
Source: Journal of Labor Economics 41(4): 1041-1079
Publication: Journal Articles
Young Children, Families, and Our Economy Gain When We Invest in Early Childhood, Aaron Sojourner
Source: Rapid, May 24, 2023
Publication: Periodical Articles
Job Characteristics and Early Experiences at Work Subpanels, Aaron Sojourner, Susan N. Houseman, Chandra Muller, Lindsey Cameron, Michael J. Handel, Erin Kelly, Jennifer Kemp, Karen Kosanovich, Daniel Kreisman, Alexandre Mas, Andreas I. Mueller, David Pedulla, Cassandra Robertson, William Rodgers, Daniel Schneider, and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Franchise Owners Are Colluding to Suppress Minnesota Workers’ Wages: The Legislature Can Put a Stop to It, Aaron Sojourner and Evan Starr
Source: Minnesota Reformer, March 31, 2023
Publication: Periodical Articles
Applying Behavioral Insights to Inform Job Search: Evaluating Effects of a Behaviorally Informed Intervention on Job Search Online in West Michigan, Ariella Spitzer, Erin Welch, Greg Chojnacki, William J. Congdon, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Shift or Shock? Long-Term Balance of Power in Labor Markets, Betsey Stevenson, Diane Swonk, and Michael Horrigan
Source: Business Economics 58: 85–96
Publication: Journal Articles
Is Black Employment Catching Up with White Employment?, Valerie Wilson and Aaron Sojourner
Source: Econofact, September 27, 2023
Publication: Periodical Articles
2022
Assessing the Impact of Differential Privacy on Measures of Population and Racial Residential Segregation, Brian J. Asquith, Brad J. Hershbein, Tracy A. Kugler, Shane M. Reed, Steven Ruggles, Jonathan Schroeder, Steve Yesiltepe, and David C. Van Riper
Source: Harvard Data Science Review 2022(Special Issue 2)
Publication: Journal Articles
Is Working Longer in Jeopardy?, Lisa F. Berkman Editor and Beth C. Truesdale Editor
Source: Overtime: America's Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer, Lisa F. Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.
Publication: Book Chapters
Overtime: America's Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer, Lisa F. Berkman Editor and Beth C. Truesdale Editor
Publication: Books
What Is the Way Forward?, Lisa F. Berkman Editor, Beth C. Truesdale Editor, and Alexandra Mitukiewicz
Source: Overtime: America's Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer, Lisa F. Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.
Publication: Book Chapters
Youth Disconnection During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Mark Borgschulte and Yuci Chen
Source: Labour Economics 78: 102241
Publication: Journal Articles
An Equilibrium Model of the Impact of Increased Public Investment in Early Childhood Education, Jonathan Borowsky, Jessica H. Brown, Elizabeth E. Davis, Chloe Gibbs, Chris M. Herbst, Aaron Sojourner, Erdal Tekin, and Matthew J. Wiswall
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Fixing Child Care: What Expanded Public Subsidies Could Mean for Children, Families, and Teachers, Jonathan Borowsky, Jessica H. Brown, Elizabeth E. Davis, Chloe Gibbs, Chris M. Herbst, Aaron Sojourner, Erdal Tekin, and Matthew J. Wiswall
Source: The Brown Center Chalkboard, June 14, 2022
Publication: Periodical Articles
Bank Types, Inclusivity, and Payroll Protection Program Lending During COVID-19, Mark K. Cassell, Michael Schwan, and Marc Schneiberg
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Banking Deserts and the Paycheck Protection Program, Kristopher Deming and Stephan Weiler
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Part-Time Employment: Early Evidence, Marcus Dillender, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Susan N. Houseman
Source: The Journal of Human Resources 57(4): 1394-1423
Publication: Journal Articles
COVID-19, The New Urban Crisis, and Cities: How COVID-19 Compounds the Effects of Economic Segregation and Inequality on Metropolitan Economic Performance, Richard Florida and Todd Gabe
Publication: External Papers and Reports
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: External Papers and Reports
Effects of School-Based Mental Health Services on Youth Outcomes in Hennepin County, Ezra Golberstein, Irina Zainullina, Aaron Sojourner, and Mark A. Sander
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Entrepreneurial Firms and Incentives: Pre-COVID-19 Landscape and Pandemic Recovery Responses, Darrene Hackler
Publication: External Papers and Reports
The Evolution and Landscape of Under-Resourced Communities in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, Matthew Hall, Howard Wial, and Devon Yee
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Fostering Resident-Centric Economic Development, Ellen Harpel
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Balancing Data Privacy and Usability in the Federal Statistical System, V. Joseph Hotz, Christopher R. Bollinger, Tatiana Komarova, Charles F. Manski, Robert A. Moffitt, Denis Nekipelov, Aaron Sojourner, and Bruce D. Spencer
Source: PNAS 119(31): e2104906119
Publication: Journal Articles
Wage Posting or Wage Bargaining? A Test Using Dual Jobholders, Marta Lachowska, Alexandre Mas, Raffaele Saggio, and Stephen A. Woodbury
Source: Journal of Labor Economics 40: S469–S493
Publication: Journal Articles
How Reliable Are Administrative Reports of Paid Work Hours?, Marta Lachowska, Alexandre Mas, and Stephen A. Woodbury
Source: Labour Economics 75: 102131
Publication: Journal Articles
Poor Performance as a Predictable Outcome: Financing the Administration of Unemployment Insurance, Marta Lachowska, Alexandre Mas, and Stephen A. Woodbury
Source: AEA Papers and Proceedings 112: 102-106
Publication: Journal Articles
The Racial and Spatial Impacts of the Paycheck Protection Program, T. William Lester and Matthew D. Wilson
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Broadband Use and Inclusive Prosperity in Black Communities, Karen Mossberger, Caroline Tolbert, and Bomi Lee
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Equity in Unemployment Insurance Benefit Access, Christopher J. O'Leary, William E. Spriggs, and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: External Papers and Reports
How Would a Permanently Refundable Child and Dependent Care Credit Affect Eligibility, Benefits, and Incentives?, Gabrielle Pepin
Source: Public Finance Review 50(1): 33-61
Publication: Journal Articles
The Effects of Welfare Time Limits on Access to Financial Resources: Evidence from the 2010s, Gabrielle Pepin
Source: Southern Economic Journal 88(4): 1343-1372
Publication: Journal Articles
Income Generation Through Entrepreneurship: SEED Initiative, Iliana G. Perez
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Protecting High-Risk Individuals Means Considering the Economic Cost of COVID-19, Julia Raifman and Aaron Sojourner
Source: Roosevelt Institute Blog, June 28, 2022
Publication: Periodical Articles
Credit Availability for Minority Business Owners in an Evolving Credit Environment: Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Mark E. Schweitzer and Brett Barkley
Publication: External Papers and Reports
When I'm 54: Working Longer Starts Younger than We Think, Beth C. Truesdale Editor, Lisa F. Berkman Editor, and Alexandra Mitukiewicz
Source: Overtime: America's Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer, Lisa F. Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.
Publication: Book Chapters
Monopsony in the U.S. Labor Market, Chen Yeh, Claudia Macaluso, and Brad J. Hershbein
Source: American Economic Review 112(7): 2099-2138
Publication: Journal Articles
2021
Contract Work at Older Ages, Katharine G. Abraham, Brad J. Hershbein, and Susan N. Houseman
Source: Journal of Pension Economics & Finance 20(3): 426-447
Publication: Journal Articles
Why Are Older Workers Moving Less While Working Longer?, Brian J. Asquith
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Social Capital Determinants and Labor Market Networks, Brian J. Asquith, Judith K. Hellerstein, Mark J. Kutzbach, and David Neumark
Source: Journal of Regional Science 61(1): 212–260
Publication: Journal Articles
Early Childhood Programs are Key to a Stronger Michigan Post-COVID, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Bridge Michigan, March 12, 2021
Publication: Periodical Articles
Policy Versus Luck in Pittsburgh and Cleveland’s Economies, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Economic Development Quarterly 35(3): 179-180
Publication: Journal Articles
The Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on College Enrollment and Completion, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, and Marta Lachowska
Source: The Journal of Human Resources 56(1): 269-310
Publication: Journal Articles
College Majors and Skills: Evidence from the Universe of Online Job Ads, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad J. Hershbein, Shawn Martin, and Kevin M. Stange
Publication: External Papers and Reports
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Evolving Impacts on the Labor Market: Who’s Been Hurt and What We Should Do, Brad J. Hershbein and Harry J. Holzer
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Wage Posting or Wage Bargaining? A Test Using Dual Jobholders, Marta Lachowska, Alexandre Mas, Raffaele Saggio, and Stephen A. Woodbury
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Wage Posting or Wage Bargaining? A Test Using Dual Jobholders, Marta Lachowska, Alexandre Mas, Raffaele Saggio, and Stephen A. Woodbury
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Are Sufficient Statistics Necessary? Nonparametric Measurement of Deadweight Loss from Unemployment Insurance, David S. Lee, Pauline Leung, Christopher J. O'Leary, Zhuan Pei, and Simon Quach
Source: Journal of Labor Economics 39(S2): S455-S506
Publication: Journal Articles
Michigan is Offering Free College for Essential Workers. The Rest of the Country Should Follow Suit, Max Lubin and Michelle Miller-Adams
Source: Business Insider, March 22, 2021
Publication: Periodical Articles
The Path to Free College: In Pursuit of Access, Equity, and Prosperity, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Books
COVID-19 Recovery is the Time for Free College, Michelle Miller-Adams and John C. Austin
Source: The Hill, February 11, 2021
Publication: Periodical Articles
Effects of Job Referrals on Labor Market Outcomes in Brazil, Christopher J. O'Leary, Túlio Cravo, Ana Cristina Sierra, and Leandro Justino Veloso
Source: Economia 21(2): 157-186
Publication: Journal Articles
Child Care Tax Credit Can End No-Win Choice for Working Parents, Gabrielle Pepin
Source: The Hill, March 30, 2021
Publication: Periodical Articles
Nudges to Increase Completion of Welfare Applications: Experimental Evidence from Michigan, Gabrielle Pepin, Christopher J. O'Leary, and Dallas Oberlee
Source: Journal of Behavioral Public Administration 4(2): 1-8
Publication: Journal Articles
2020
Contract Work at Older Ages, Katharine G. Abraham, Brad J. Hershbein, and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Policies to Improve Workforce Services for Older Americans, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: External Papers and Reports