NBER
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The Role of Economic Independence in Domestic Violence: Evidence from Africa
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Violence against women has long been and continues to be a widespread social problem across the globe. Statistics from UN Women—an United Nations entity dedicated to the empowerment of women—show that 35 percent of women worldwide have experienced either sexual violence by a non-partner or physical and/or sexual intimate partner…
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How Far Would You Travel for Work? Disentangling the Effects of Geography, Job Search and Employment
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After the financial crisis, the number of unemployed workers in the United States reached nearly 15 million in 2009 and the unemployment rate rose almost 10 percent in the same period. The slow recovery of the economy, and particularly of employment, has led to debate over the reasons for this…
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The Financial Impact of Natural Disasters: Beyond Disaster Aid
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Recent wildfires in California and catastrophic flooding in Louisiana have drawn public attention to natural disasters across the United States. Yet little is known about the total financial impact of extreme weather events, particularly on non-disaster social programs. Considering that the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events is expected…
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Introducing Data to the Immigration Debate
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Illegal immigration is a tumultuous topic for the Obama administration, and continues to be a source of heated debate in the 2016 presidential election. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency reports that illegal attempts to cross the Mexico–US border are increasing: In the first half of 2016, approximately…
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Does Foreign Aid Have an Effect on Economic Growth? New Research Adds to the Debate
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There is an ongoing debate about the impact of international aid on growth, particularly in developing countries. Jeffrey Sachs and William Easterly represent the two primary strains of thought in this debate. Sachs argues that foreign aid constitutes an important instrument to reduce poverty and foster development, while Easterly suggests that foreign aid fails to reach…
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Wicked Smart: Massachusetts’s Efforts to Turn Around a Failing School District
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Just 30 miles north of Boston on the Merrimack River is the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts. This industrial metropolitan area is home to almost 80,000 people, with a median household income of $32,851 and a poverty rate of 29.2 percent. Almost 40 percent of residents are immigrants, coming predominantly from…
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Bullying in South Korea: A Long-Lasting Burden to Carry
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In their research, Miguel Sarzosa and Sergio Urzúa examine how cognitive and non-cognitive skills can influence the occurrence of bullying, and how these skills can exacerbate the effects of bullying on outcomes such as depression, school attainment, satisfaction, and health.
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Abortion and Access to Better Schools in Romania
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In their paper, Ofer Malamud, Cristian Pop-Eleches, and Miguel Urquiola examine—through the combined use of regression discontinuity and difference-in-difference techniques—whether there is a positive interaction between family and school environments in Romania.
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The Uneven Retreat from Marriage
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A study shows the ways in which demographic changes regarding marriage, divorce, and cohabitation in the past 50 years have fostered family inequality across socioeconomic groups, causing negative impacts for children.
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You’ve Been Accepted to College, but How Do You Pay for It? A Proposal to Streamline Federal Financial Aid
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A recent research report entitled “Tax Benefits For College Attendance” conducted by Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton investigates how the federal government could streamline the existing federal financial aid system and increase uptake for college tax benefits.
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True Colors: How Ethnic Studies Courses Can Help Minority High School Students
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New research shows promising impacts of Ethnic Studies courses for students in the San Francisco Unified School District.