JUE Insight: How much does COVID-19 increase with mobility? Evidence from New York and four other U.S. cities
How effective are restrictions on mobility in limiting COVID-19 spread? Using zip code data across five U.S.
Research
Assessing the U.S. Treasury Department's Allocations of Funding for Tribal Governments under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("the Act" or "ARPA") has resulted in the single largest infusion of federal funding for Native America in U.S. history.
Rethinking Multilateralism for a Pandemic Era
We are nowhere near the end of the pandemic. Delta will not be the last highly transmissible variant.
International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection
The global population of unaccompanied minors—children and adolescents younger than 18 years who migrate without their legal guardians—is increasing.
New urban challenges: Shared spaces in smart places – Overview and positioning
Modern cities face many new challenges as a result of the ‘digital age’, in particular the uncertain promise of high urban benefits from the widespread use of communication technology in a smart city
Class Inequality in Parental Childcare Time: Evidence from Synthetic Couples in the ATUS
The time that parents spend teaching and playing with their young children has important consequences for later life achievement and attainment.
Uncertain Time: Precarious Schedules and Job Turnover in the US Service Sector
The authors develop a model of cumulative disadvantage relating three axes of disadvantage for hourly workers in the US retail and food service sectors: schedule instability, turnover, and earnings.
Tax Administration versus Tax Rates: Evidence from Corporate Taxation in Indonesia
We compare two approaches to increasing tax revenue: tax administration and tax rates.
Further Inspection: Integrating Housing Code Enforcement and Social Services to Improve Community Health
As a result of working inside homes, city housing inspectors witness hidden and serious threats to public health. However, systems to respond to the range of problems they encounter are lacking.
The association of paid medical and caregiving leave with the economic security and wellbeing of service sector workers
Background Service-sector workers in the U.S. face extremely limited access to paid family and medical leave, but little research has examined the consequences for worker wellbeing.
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