Climate Change and Occupational Health—Can We Adapt?
Greenhouse gases accumulating in the earth’s atmosphere are poised to raise global temperatures considerably in a relatively short period of
Read moreGreenhouse gases accumulating in the earth’s atmosphere are poised to raise global temperatures considerably in a relatively short period of
Read morePneumonia infection is a leading cause of illness in children worldwide, but we know little about its long-term consequences. Economists
Read moreIn the turmoil of the Great Recession, the Spanish government reduced the level of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits in relation
Read moreIn the United States, the opioid epidemic has had dramatic adverse effects—in 2017 alone there were over 45,000 overdose deaths
Read moreStates subsidize public higher education with the goal of building an educated workforce. But college-educated workers can and often do
Read moreEvidence suggests that government subsidies typically increase school attendance and at the same time decrease paid work by children. The
Read moreEconomists have been studying how minimum wage increases affect employment for a long time, but indexing the minimum wage to
Read moreEverything else equal, employers might respond differently to a person based on where they live, avoiding people from a neighborhood
Read moreThousands of articles have been written on gender differentials in labor markets, but almost none have studied employers’ explicit requests
Read morePolicies aimed at tackling youth unemployment are a key priority for policymakers because unemployment when young is known to have
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