Measuring Skills—Do Our Methods Hold Up in Developing Countries?
Research has shown that cognitive and noncognitive skills play an essential role in success in life, and large investments are
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economic research
Do Conferences Contribute to Academic Impact?
Academics invest significant resources in attending and organizing conferences, and yet—until now—there has been strikingly little empirical analysis that tests
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The 1980 Mariel Boatlift—Did the arrival of low-skilled Cuban immigrants harm the labor market for locals in Miami?
In a unique historical episode, between April and September of 1980, 120,000 low-skilled Cubans arrived in Miami. The sudden nature
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Understanding Working Hours—Can We Rely on Worker-Recalled Data?
Economists need to understand workers’ reported working hours to develop sound policies related to the labor market, such as income-tax
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