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Workers mounting an engine on B-25 bomber, Inglewood, 1942. Alred Palmer, public domain, Library of Congress
Strong Places, Place-based Policy
WWII factories boosted local workers for decades. What are the lessons for manufacturing today?
Children learning in child care
Resilient Workers, Social Insurance
Tax Credits Can Increase Child Care Usage and Enable More Mothers to Work
Gabrielle Pepin
Woman works on laptop at home while children play with toys nearby
Resilient Workers, Work and Life
Gender pay gap widens at childbirth, research finds
children listen to daycare teacher
Prepared Workforce, Community Development
Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program yields positive economic return
Timothy J. Bartik
UC Berkely campus from above
Employment Relationships
Universities use monopsony power to push down wages: ASSA research focus
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
Mexico map with pin showing threads
Regional Economies, Employment Relationships
Migrants escaping Mexican drug war stimulate U.S. economies: ASSA research focus
Yuci Chen
A girl with a cat sits at a window looking at the gray San Francisco sky and wondering what she'll do once her family is evicted
Community Development
What happens to tenants when landlords quit the rent-controlled market? ASSA research focus
Brian Asquith
Tired mother holding baby, with baby clawing at mom's face, as they do
Resilient Workers, Social Insurance
Welfare changes could set states out of federal compliance: ASSA research focus
Gabrielle Pepin