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Job Vacancies and Immigration: Evidence from the Mariel Supply Shock

We use the Conference Board’s Help-Wanted Index (HWI) to document how immigrant supply shocks change the number of job vacancies.

Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Freedom of Speech and Media

The First Amendment guarantees some of the most fundamental rights provided to Americans under the Constitution. The right to free expression is a foundational tenet of American values.

Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Non-Experts for Improving Vaccine Demand

We experimentally vary signals and senders to identify which combination will increase vaccine demand among a disadvantaged population in the United States – Black and White men without a college educ

The Role of Leadership in Cultivating Collective Democratic Voice

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Hate Crimes

The Department of Justice began prosecuting federal hate crimes cases after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Thus, the literature on hate crime is new, though rapidly growing.

Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Supported Quarantine and Isolation in Massachusetts: The Missing Link in Covid-19 Response

The slow rollout of vaccines against SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes Covid-19 disease, and the emergence of viral variants that threaten vaccines’ efficacy demonstrate the urgent need to bolster non-

Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety

In March 2018, hundreds of thousands of young people walked out of school and marched on their local statehouses and on the U.S.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Starting with the Nixon administration in the early 1970s, and gaining steam throughout the next decade, the prevailing view on criminal justice was that “tough on crime laws make crime rates go down.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Immigration

The United States is a nation of immigrants. For centuries, waves of migrants and refugees have arrived in America seeking economic opportunity or religious freedom.

The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations

How can I become part of the solution? In the wake of the social unrest of 2020 and growing calls for racial justice, many business leaders and ordinary citizens are asking that very question.