Feb 19 How do gender roles in an immigrant’s home country affect the female labor force here? By Making Sen$e Editor How much does an immigrant's source country affect their adjustment to American life? What role does assimilation play in that adjustment?… Continue reading
Feb 12 What happens when both Mom and Dad can take paid family leave? By Making Sen$e Editor California's paid family leave policy — the first in the nation — led to a substantial increase in fathers taking leave. Continue reading
Feb 01 With market bubbles, what goes up doesn’t always come down By Making Sen$e Editor Do market booms inevitably result in busts? History suggests otherwise, according to a new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research. Continue reading
Jan 22 How firms avoid U.S. tax codes through pass-through businesses By Making Sen$e Editor The importance of pass-through business entities has soared in the past three decades. Over the same period, the amount of pass-through business income flowing to the top 1 percent of income earners has increased sharply, according to a new paper… Continue reading
Jan 15 Who’s the favorite? The growing trend of uneven inheritance By Making Sen$e Editor Among parents over 50 who reported having wills, the fraction treating their children unequally rose from 16 percent to 35 percent between 1995 and 2010. Continue reading
Jan 06 Overworked and leisure starved, skilled workers move to city center By Making Sen$e Editor Moving closer to city centers is a time-saver for better-educated, better-paid "leisure losers."… Continue reading
Nov 19 Did the nation’s largest housing recovery initiative work? By Making Sen$e Editor The nation's largest housing recovery initiative led to more household spending, but impediments to competition kept it from reaching its full potential. Continue reading
Sep 28 Why are there so few public companies in the U.S.? By Kristen Doerer The number of public companies in the U.S. decreased, while the number of mergers increased. Continue reading
Sep 18 Is the fracking boom causing a dropout boom? By Kristen Doerer New energy extraction technologies have increased local incomes, especially for low-skilled workers, while also raising high school dropout rates for young men. Continue reading
Sep 11 What economists learned from your eBay haggling By Kristen Doerer By listing certain numbers on eBay, economists suggest sellers are signaling their desire to sell quickly — even if it's at a lower price. Continue reading