The US Pretrial System: Balancing Individual Rights and Public Interests
In this article, we review a growing empirical literature on the effectiveness and fairness of the US pretrial system and discuss its policy implications.
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Foundational Essays in Immigration Economics
This book collects the main papers written by George Borjas on the economics of immigration during a decades-long career.
Exploring the Causal Mechanisms Linking Pretrial Detention and Future Penal System Involvement
The Handbook on Pretrial Justice covers the front end of the criminal legal system from pretrial diversion to pretrial detention or release.
What the Next Mayor Needs to Do About Boston's Transportation Crisis
To move forward on any of the challenges confronting Boston, we have to think about how we are — physically — getting there.
Police Violence Reduces Civilian Cooperation and Engagement with Law Enforcement
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement?
Unstable, unpredictable, and insufficient: Work scheduling in the service sector in New England
The labor of workers in the retail and food service sector – employed at grocery stores, fast food and casual dining restaurants, in hardware and electronics, in retail and working in warehouses, deli
Learning from deregulation: The asymmetric impact of lockdown and reopening on risky behavior during COVID-19
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, states issued and then rescinded stay-at-home orders that restricted mobility.
Frontline workers need family paid leave to survive
New child tax credit should be a call to action for banks
The bank robber Willie Sutton wasn’t in the business of giving advice to bankers, but that doesn’t mean bankers can’t learn from him.
The Fall and Rise of Immigrant Employment During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Employment rates fell dramatically between March and April 2020 as the initial shock of the Covid-19 pandemic reverberated through the U.S. labor market.
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