Skip to content

JHR News & Research Highlights

The Journal of Human Resources is a leading journal in empirical microeconomics, with a focus on policy-relevant research.

  • Home
  • About the Journal of Human Resources
  • Editorial Board
  • Read JHR Online
  • Subscribe
person getting blood pressure check
Research Highlights 

Education Might Improve the Health of Some—But Not All

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 admin education, health, wellness, work

More educated people tend to live healthier and longer lives than those with less education, but does education cause better

Share/Follow:
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Tweet
Follow by Email
RSS
Read more
graph of spillover effects on siblings of being old or young for grade
Research Highlights 

Old-for-Grade vs. Young-for-Grade School Start—What about Siblings?

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 admin cognitive abilities, education, family

A major concern of parents of young children is when and to what school they should send their kids. The

Share/Follow:
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Tweet
Follow by Email
RSS
Read more
graph shows high-performing middle school students with a higher share of migrants in their schools perform worse on tests in the first year
Research Highlights 

As Climate-Induced Migration Becomes Common, How Are Schools Affected?

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 admin children, climate change, disasters, education, migration

September 20, 2022 marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria’s landfall on Puerto Rico, which resulted in thousands of deaths

Share/Follow:
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Tweet
Follow by Email
RSS
Read more
graph showing children in utero to age 2 experienced reduced height after Pakistan Earthquake of 2005
Research Highlights 

Disaster Recovery—Who Gets Left Behind?

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 admin aid, children, disaster, education, wellness

Major disasters are frequently followed by compensation or aid, but little is known about recovery from such large, but compensated,

Share/Follow:
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Tweet
Follow by Email
RSS
Read more
child riding a bike past destroyed building
Research Highlights 

After War, Do Children Realize Educational Gains?

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 admin children, education, violence, war

While the horror of ongoing conflicts in places such as Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, and elsewhere cannot be emphasized enough, the

Share/Follow:
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Tweet
Follow by Email
RSS
Read more
baby eating
Research Highlights 

Efficiency vs. Equity? A Reform to Reduce WIC Costs Impacts Access

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 admin benefits, children, nutrition, wellness

Many U.S. safety net programs provide in-kind benefits and contract with private vendors to deliver these benefits. Such public–private partnerships

Share/Follow:
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Tweet
Follow by Email
RSS
Read more
Bar graphs show likelihood of enrolling and graduating in STEM increases for women with woman advisers
Research Highlights 

Female Science Advisors Can Help Women Bridge the STEM Gender Gap

April 5, 2022August 3, 2022 admin careers, college, education, gender, STEM

Women are still largely underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This issue has prompted fervent

Share/Follow:
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Tweet
Follow by Email
RSS
Read more
soldier on the ground during Vietnam War
Research Highlights 

Do Conscription and Military Service Lead to More Incarcerations?

January 11, 2022 admin incarceration, war

It is not uncommon for the media to link veterans’ war experience to postwar crime offenses. But does wartime military

Share/Follow:
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Tweet
Follow by Email
RSS
Read more
relationship between propensity to follow in parent career and regulation for various careers
Research Highlights 

If You Want Intergenerational Mobility, Regulation Matters

November 23, 2021 admin careers, inequality, regulation

It is not uncommon that children follow the same career as their parents. But why? This might be attributed to

Share/Follow:
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Tweet
Follow by Email
RSS
Read more
It is not only supply and demand factors but also institutional factors that determine wage differentials among workers.
Research Highlights 

Does the Minimum Wage Reduce Between- and Within-Group Inequality?

November 3, 2021 admin labor, minimum wage, pay, work

The minimum wage has been introduced and expanded in many countries to lift the wages of the lowest paid workers.

Share/Follow:
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Tweet
Follow by Email
RSS
Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →

Categories

  • JHR in the News
  • News & Announcements
  • Research Highlights
A Cover of the Journal of Human Resources

The University of Wisconsin Press Journals Division
728 State Street, Suite 443
Madison, WI 53706-1428  USA
Phone: 608-263-0668
Fax: 608-263-1173
Feedback, questions, or accessibility issues: webmaster@uwpress.wisc.edu.

Contact journal staff: jhr@ssc.wisc.edu.

© 2023 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Copyright © 2023 JHR News & Research Highlights. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.