MLR Archive By Department

Beyond BLS

• Can unions significantly reduce wage inequality? Depends on whether you’re in the public or private sector 01/08/2019
• Is publication in the T5 synonymous with career success for academic economists? 12/11/2018
• Doing away with tax havens—good or bad? 12/06/2018
• It doesn’t pay (as much) to enter the labor market during a recession 11/27/2018
• A letter that transforms: a look at the Pell Letter initiative 11/20/2018
• Working off the beaten path: men in traditionally female jobs 11/14/2018
• Ten years later—the financial crisis cost every American $70,000 in lifetime income 10/30/2018
• Down and down we go: the falling U.S. labor force participation rate 10/03/2018
• Pension reform: the case of Illinois 09/28/2018
• The fall of employment in the manufacturing sector 08/22/2018
• What happened to the employers surveyed by the BLS Mass Layoff Statistics Program? 08/21/2018
• Labor force participation and employment rates declining for prime-age men and women 07/31/2018
• Examining the market power of on-demand labor platforms in the gig economy 07/30/2018
• Study measures effect of labor market concentration on wages 07/20/2018
• Aiding the poor with self-employment and small-business ownership 07/06/2018
• Proposed steel and aluminum tariffs: U.S. GDP gets a trim 06/26/2018
• Can a housing wealth shock stifle the creative output of workers? 06/04/2018
• Older workers—are they aging successfully? 05/24/2018
• Men’s declining labor force participation 05/23/2018
• How Airbnb has affected the hotel industry 05/16/2018
• Why is retirement often more costly for married women than for married men? 05/11/2018
• What’s up with low inflation? 04/25/2018
• The effects of the rent burden on low income families 03/16/2018
• Federal policies toward eliminating the wealth gap between Whites and Hispanics 03/13/2018
• Do foreign-born workers affect Americans’ labor market decisions? 03/09/2018
• How your viewpoint impacts your mortgage leverage choice 02/28/2018
• An examination of the Phillips curve using city-level data 02/28/2018
• The effects of occupational licensing on labor market outcomes 02/22/2018
• Labor market effects of offshoring 02/16/2018
• The importance of workers who practice mindfulness and meditation 01/30/2018
• Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan labor markets 01/23/2018
• How climate change is moving the needle for livestock and agricultural production 01/12/2018
• Housing and consumption: the home-purchase connection 12/12/2017
• The American home: production cost, availability, selling price, and the implications to our economy 12/11/2017
• The unexplainable, growing black-white wage gap 11/30/2017
• Retirement-claiming decisions: a survey 11/06/2017
• Explaining the black–white gap in returns to education: it’s not a black-and-white issue 10/31/2017
• Do Consumer Price Index headlines matter? They just might 10/30/2017
• Age discrimination and reform of the U.S. Social Security System 08/25/2017
• Missing: America’s middle-educated workers 08/02/2017
• The effect of natural disasters on local economies 07/31/2017
• Raising the minimum wage in three different ways: what are the effects? 07/19/2017
• The impact of technology on labor markets 06/30/2017
• The impact of business cycles on job mobility 06/30/2017
• The effect of state parity laws on how providers treat substance use disorder 06/13/2017
• Flexible jobs give workers choices 05/31/2017
• Does bankruptcy hurt an individual’s ability to be hired or borrow money? 05/31/2017
• The “marriage premium” and the economic impact it can have on children 05/26/2017
• Words pack a punch in online job recruiting 04/26/2017
• Is there age discrimination in hiring? 04/20/2017
• “Superstar” companies to blame for workers’ falling share of income 04/10/2017
• Water and food security in a changing world 03/21/2017
• Does employer bias affect worker performance? 03/09/2017
• Changes in the life cycle of women’s employment 03/07/2017
• Income and health outcomes 02/23/2017
• Online job search: the new normal 02/16/2017
• Using the job mobility of young workers to assess the U.S. labor market 02/14/2017
• An NCAA coach’s blueprint for success: wins on the field or achievement in the classroom? 02/10/2017
• Firms’ productivity rises as women become executives 01/18/2017
• How banning boxes encourages discrimination 01/12/2017
• Reducing barriers of occupational licensing: insights from nursing 12/16/2016
• Wage and employment fluctuations during the housing market cycle 12/16/2016
• Disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities: are they the same? 12/06/2016
• Appraising the performance of performance appraisals 12/02/2016
• My coworkers are making me sick 11/28/2016
• Analyzing OMB classification of regions: three case studies 11/10/2016
• Consumer spending: past and present 11/07/2016
• Violence, boys, and the labor market 10/06/2016
• Explaining changes in educational attainment over time 09/27/2016
• Popular money-saving strategies prove elusive for low-income households 09/13/2016
• Young adults and trends in household formation 09/13/2016
• Awareness and usage of the sharing economy 08/31/2016
• Poor is poor and middle is middle, and never the twain shall go any higher 08/16/2016
• Keeping up with basic needs: spending patterns over the past 30 years 07/29/2016
• Currency invoicing and the implications for prices 07/27/2016
• Long may they live: cities and neighborhoods over the centuries 06/29/2016
• The effect of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion on health insurance coverage in 2014 06/27/2016
• Does the place you grew up in shape your future as an entrepreneur? Evidence from Italy 06/21/2016
• New insights into callback likelihood for unemployed job applicants 05/26/2016
• Would standardized job testing assist employers in hiring the right employee? 05/24/2016
• Sluggish post-recession wage growth: are we comparing apples to apples? 05/20/2016
• Are older Americans healthy enough to work longer? 04/20/2016
• Strategic pairing of colleagues is an effective job-training method 04/11/2016
• Growing up in high-poverty areas can affect your employment 03/30/2016
• A new approach to work-hour instability 03/10/2016
• Does paid family leave increase leave taking among fathers? 02/23/2016
• Does outlawing pay secrecy increase the gender wage gap in the United States? 02/10/2016
• A price index that matches perceptions of inflation 02/04/2016
• The lure of big cities for the highly educated 01/22/2016
• The laboring labor share of income: the “miracle” ends 01/19/2016
• International migration patterns amid globalization 01/08/2016
• Does labor demand influence time to the doctorate? 01/08/2016
• Do low-tax states lure high-paid talent? 12/23/2015
• How was your weekend? Would your answer be different if you were happy at your job? 12/17/2015
• Is involuntary part-time work here to stay? 11/23/2015
• One benefit of a weak job market: better teachers 11/18/2015
• The satisfaction of retirement 11/06/2015
• A best way to help low-wage workers? 10/30/2015
• A more highly educated labor force makes everyone better off . . . right? 10/23/2015
• To retire or not to retire 10/14/2015
• Job switching: a prelude to wage growth? 10/07/2015
• Puerto Rico: a study of population loss amid economic decline 09/15/2015
• Opinions about union membership 09/11/2015
• Lower oil prices, Texas, and the national economy 08/19/2015
• Do couples with children spend less time together during recessions? 08/12/2015
• Life after the NFL 08/04/2015
• Stuck in the middle: job market polarization 07/29/2015
• Why do former high school athletes earn more than everyone else? 07/21/2015
• Jobs out of the blue 07/07/2015
• Teenagers’ behaviors and time use respond to changing economic conditions 06/25/2015
• Could healthcare reform be a game changer for U.S. self-employment? Evidence from Massachusetts 06/02/2015
• Do concerns about being popular keep students from making scholastic investments? 05/19/2015
• The role of industry clusters in economic development in some Midwest cities 05/14/2015
• Graduating with both the degree and the debt 05/12/2015
• Thinking of going to grad school? This study says it will be worth it 04/16/2015
• The growth of income inequality in the United States 04/07/2015
• Sitting on the job slows women down 04/06/2015
• Does labor market activity affect voter turnout? 03/27/2015
• Gender gap in financial literacy transcends national borders 03/23/2015
• Has performance pay contributed to the rise of inequality in the United States? 03/11/2015
• Left versus right: the impact of handedness on future earnings 02/24/2015
• How knowledge spillover contributes to economic growth in metro areas 02/24/2015
• An African growth miracle? 02/13/2015
• Fiscal impetus and the Great Recession 01/28/2015
• Railroads: old industry still vital in today’s economy 01/22/2015
• Is the No Child Left Behind Act actually helpful to students? 12/23/2014
• Student loan debt: a deeper look 12/18/2014
• All in a day’s work: overcoming telework challenges 12/05/2014
• Big-box stores pay workers good wages 11/19/2014
• Is a college degree still worth it? 11/13/2014
• Is disability insurance used as a form of extended unemployment insurance? 11/05/2014
• Middle-skill jobs decline as U.S. labor market becomes more polarized 10/13/2014
• What happens when older workers experience unemployment? 10/13/2014
• Millennials after the Great Recession 09/09/2014
• Stay-at-home mothers through the years 09/04/2014
• Is overeducation with underpayment a lifelong problem? 08/27/2014
• Workplace cooperation among women and men 08/04/2014
• Business dynamism: is it really declining? 07/15/2014
• State labor-related legislation enacted in 2013 07/03/2014
• Why do women still earn less than men? 06/25/2014
• Does the productivity of individual workers increase during recessions? 06/17/2014
• College: is it still a smart investment? 06/06/2014
• Modeling core inflation: considering goods and services separately 05/29/2014
• Do performance-based incentives work for teachers? 05/19/2014
• Arts and crafts—not simply an expendable “extra” 04/28/2014
• What’s “like” got to do with it? 04/21/2014
• More hours at work now = more pay later 04/09/2014
• Startups and older firms: which is more responsive to local economic changes? 04/03/2014
• A better way to measure pay differentials among industries 03/19/2014
• New college degree in hand: now what? 03/10/2014
• Millennials and the pay gap 03/05/2014
• Determining the employment effect of raising the minimum wage 02/05/2014
• Is the inheritance boom changing the distribution of wealth in the United States? 02/05/2014
• Performance-related pay in the United States is becoming less prevalent 02/04/2014
• Are daughters’ labor force decisions influenced by their mothers’ employment history? 01/07/2014
• Foreign aid: history, theories, and facts 01/07/2014
• Can attending a diverse university have a positive impact on your career? 12/20/2013
• Former smokers earn more 11/08/2013
• More time playing online may mean less time for work 11/08/2013
• Labor market lessons from occupational colleges 10/01/2013
• The U.S.–China trade deficit—a value-added perspective 10/01/2013
• America’s opinions of occupations 09/03/2013
• Cluster analysis: state unemployment trends during the recession 09/03/2013
• A welcome “sticker” shock: “Made in the U.S.A.” 08/06/2013
• Are student test scores an accurate measure of high school teachers’ effectiveness? 08/06/2013
• Green acres is the place to be? 07/15/2013
• Within-country archetypes: best chance for climate change mitigation 07/15/2013
• Consumer Expenditure Survey: is it worth expending energy on and need it consume our time? 06/30/2013
• The “skinny” on financial incentives for exercise programs 05/01/2013
• What determines wage levels during the business cycle? 05/01/2013
• For higher profits, pay workers more? 04/01/2013
• “Moving to opportunity”: Does it truly help families? 04/01/2013
• Gender gap in patenting 03/01/2013
• U.S. working women—are they falling behind in the labor force race? 03/01/2013
• Postsecondary enrollment and the recession 02/01/2013
• Getting paid for a better future? 02/01/2013
• Do high-achieving, low-income students miss out? 02/01/2013
• Will the “clean economy” help grow jobs? 01/01/2013
• Building green (rather than little red) schoolhouses 01/01/2013
• Fraternity membership and labor market outcomes,Walmart in Iowa revisited 12/01/2012
• More workouts=more money?,Homelessness-Women Veterans’ Service Award? 11/01/2012
• Do minority businesses face credit market bias?,Do UI extensions increase the unemployment rate? 10/01/2012
• The impact of business cycles on immigrant labor market outcomes,Did the Federal Reserve’s lending during the recession violate the law? 09/01/2012
• Which households lost the most in the recession?,Medieval Venice response to globalization 08/01/2012
• Magna cum laude or football–win–PARTY!?,Export boom boosts Southeastern economy 07/01/2012
• Risk, uncertainty, and economic activity,Who was rained on the hardest? 06/01/2012
• Do recessions cause early retirement?, When’s the right time to “claim”?, Working while sick 05/01/2012
• Do little engines really do big things?, Why Greek sovereign debt matters to us 04/01/2012
• How paid family leave affects mothers in the labor force, The chicken or the egg: women’s empowerment and economic development 03/01/2012
• How businesses recruit, Trading with the Bear, Placing a value on playing the lottery 02/01/2012
• Do initial claims overstate layoffs?, The tax man cometh-to the G-7 countries 01/01/2012
• When does intervention count? 12/01/2011
• Does unemployment lead to better health?, Is the U.S. housing market about to improve? 11/01/2011
• Keys to the City, Effects of parents’ education on child’s schooling 10/01/2011
• What’s Canada got that we ain’t? 09/01/2011
• Balancing parenting time and employment, Flows of capital 08/01/2011
• Nonpecuniary benefits of schooling 07/01/2011
• The “golden years”: who gets there and how? 06/01/2011
• Students’ decisions to major in math and science 05/01/2011
• Current unemployment: cyclical or structural? 04/01/2011
• Can competition explain the wage gap between the sexes? 03/01/2011
• Immigration and emigration: wages gained and lost 02/01/2011
• The costs of home-ownership, The job market for new Ph.D. economists 01/01/2011
• Assimilating activities of immigrants 12/01/2010
• Immigration and the U.S. economy 11/01/2010
• Labor market returns of the GED 10/01/2010
• Women and higher education 09/01/2010
• The international role of the dollar, Gas prices’ effects on the automobile market 08/01/2010
• Working more leads to bad health? 08/01/2010
• Our (not so?) modern workplace 07/01/2010
• CEOs’ facial traits, With no jobs, young people move home 06/01/2010
• Returns of community college to economic mobility 05/01/2010
• Women’s progress towards equality in the labor market 03/01/2010
• Virtual immigration, Female athletes paid longterm dividends by Title IX 02/01/2010
• Charitable donations on eBay, The labor market for teachers 01/01/2010
• Parental job loss affects children’s academic success 12/01/2009
• Recession affects beliefs as well as wallets, Employers’ online job postings 11/01/2009
• A beautiful city means productive workers 10/01/2009
• Financial literacy, Measuring potential economic growth 09/01/2009
• Productivity’s role in housing booms and busts 08/01/2009
• The socioeconomic effects of height, Rising wage inequality 07/01/2009
• Immigrants’ occupations and earnings 06/01/2009
• Credit and debit card rewards, Regional effects of the most recent recession 05/01/2009
• Performance measures and incentive plans 04/01/2009
• Temporary employment, Financial Literacy 03/01/2009
• Professional Employer Organizations, China and India: two paths to prosperity 01/01/2009
• Creative destruction and productivity 10/01/2008
• Procrastination: an economic analysis,Business cycle analysis 09/01/2008
• Competing in a global economy,International price differences 08/01/2008
• The optimal inflation rate,Surging oil prices 07/01/2008
• Does the age at which children start school make a difference?,Contributing factors in rising world food prices 05/01/2008
• Obesity and labor market outcomes,Inflation and inflation expectations 04/01/2008
• Home ownership in New England,Okun’s Law or rule of thumb 03/01/2008
• Urban economics,The high school graduation rate 01/01/2008
• Entrepreneurs in the U.S. economy,Spendthrift nation? 12/01/2007
• What drives gasoline prices?,Wage structure over the long run 11/01/2007
• The role of small and large businesses in economic development,Boomers and the economy’s future 10/01/2007
• State and local government pension plans,Information technology employment in the San Francisco area 09/01/2007
• The negative saving rate,The rise in the highest incomes 06/01/2007
• The “great moderation”,Productivity gains: who benefits? 05/01/2007
• Neighborhood-level unemployment trends,Big firm-small firm redux 04/01/2007
• Less bucks for the books?,Reducing poverty in the Appalachian region 03/01/2007
• Productivity in real time,Analyzing individual worker productivity 01/01/2007
• Self-employment duration over the business cycle; Services and trade 12/01/2006
• Inflation expectation and oil shocks; A tale of four cities 10/01/2006
• Rising income inequality and technological change; Louisiana and Mississippi before and after Katrina and Rita 09/01/2006
• The 1990’s acceleration in labor productivity: causes and measurement 07/01/2006
• Analyzing employment trends; Household spending on energy 06/01/2006
• The reversal of the college gender gap;The geographic education gap 05/01/2006
• Screening for work ethic; Teen’s labor force participation 04/01/2006
• Labor supply behavior of married women; Aging baby boomers and labor supply 02/01/2006
• New evidence on U.S.mobility; New York in recovery 01/01/2006
• Is the football draft rational?; The burden of knowledge 12/01/2005
• Measuring regional entrepreneurial activity; Turnover and unemployment 11/01/2005
• State labor productivity; Economic role of the city 10/01/2005
• Slow employment recoveries; Bargaining and the Fed 09/01/2005
• Immigrants of New York;Productivity and business cycles 08/01/2005
• Wage inequality and technological change; New numbers 07/01/2005
• Re-spacing work; Global variety 06/01/2005
• Child labor around the world; Population, employment, and unemployment 05/01/2005
• Productivity down, costs down?;Discount rate, or learning curve? 04/01/2005
• The 1970s shutdown revisited; Health, longevity, and retirement 03/01/2005
• Measuring health; Affording gas; Raising productivity 02/01/2005
• Trends in youth employment rates;Sports arenas and economic development 01/01/2005
• The business cycle and earnings and income inequality 12/01/2004
• Concrete productivity statistics; Up the ladder 11/01/2004
• Technology and displacement, Lottery prizes and life changes 07/01/1999
• Business cycles then and now, Job loss and older men, Wage gaps and segregation 06/01/1999
• Waiting for the paradigm, America’s changing well being, Why cities are important 10/01/1998
• Precisely what is Precis? If you can’t read this . . . GS- 11 CEOS?Can we measure job quality? 01/01/1998