“...An important class of active labor market policy has received little rigorous impact evaluation: immigration barriers intended to improve the terms of...”

“..."Over the past thirty years, U.S. manufacturing plants invested heavily in automation machinery. This paper shows these investments substituted for the...”

“...Research on the labor market impact of immigration typically relies on a single-good model of production with separable capital. This article discusses theory...”

“...Abstract This paper estimates the elasticity of substitution between capital and skill in manufacturing using immigration-induced variation in skill mix across...”

“...Male-female wage gaps declined significantly over the 1980s and 1990s, while returns to education increased. In this papen we use cross-city data to explore...”

“...It is often asserted that a highly educated workforce is vital to improving the competitive position of American businesses, especially by boosting...”

“...In this chapter we analyze immigration and its effect on urban and regional economies focusing on productivity and labor markets. While immigration policies...”

“...How much can late schooling investments close racial and ethnic skill gaps? We investigate this question by exploiting the large differences in completed...”

“...Over the 1980s and 1990s the wage differentials between men and women (with similar observable characteristics) declined significantly. At the same time, the...”

“...Brown v. Board of Education had little immediate effect on the dual system of education in the South; by the early 1970s, however, Southern schools were the...”