When Fewer People Emigrate—A Look Back at How Mexico’s Labor Market Responded

What happens to labor market outcomes in a traditional migrant-sending country when net migration falls? Emily Conover, Melanie Khamis, and

Does Prescription Opioid Availability Affect Labor Markets?

Over the last two decades, the proliferation of opioid abuse has driven the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history. During

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

During World War I, 8 million French men were drafted, and 1.3 million of them died in combat. As a

In 2008, Sweden introduced a new “activation” program, the Youth Job Guarantee (YJG), to help unemployed youth find jobs though

Since the mid-1970s, higher education has increasingly relied on part-time, adjunct faculty. By 2015, 40% of classroom instructors were hired

Signing a noncompete agreement (NCA) means workers are not allowed to work for companies that compete with their current employer

In the developing world missing work due to illness often means poor families struggle. Since few jobs offer paid sick

While poor vision has the potential to decrease workplace productivity, little is known about the actual connection between access to

On average, across OECD countries, one in seven young people (15–29 years old) is neither employed nor pursuing education or