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Rosenzweig, Jasso Challenge Proposed Legislation

… an op-ed article in Time Magazine denouncing a new Senate immigration bill endorsed by President Donald Trump. The … along with Sarah Paoletti, Director of Transnational Legal Clinic, were guests on the Knowledge @ Wharton business … along with Sarah Paoletti, Director of Transnational Legal Clinic, were guests on the Knowledge @ Wharton business …

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Winnie van Dijk

… causes and consequences of eviction, housing assistance, legal aid, school choice systems, and criminal records, as well as the determinants of representation of low-income households in academic research. … Inclusive Economy Lab, the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities, and CAGE. She graduated from the University of …

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New Research Sheds Light on the Economic Consequences of Evictions

… For the first time, researchers have combined eviction court records with detailed longitudinal data on … policies, such as emergency financial assistance and free legal aid, as well as eviction-responsive policies, such as … services are notoriously costly . There are likely ample opportunities for both preventive and responsive policies. …

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Legal Discrimination Stymies Economic Outcomes for Women

… discrimination, women across the globe face persistent legal barriers to participating in the economy on an equal … discriminatory laws continue to restrict women’s economic opportunities. It documents large and persistent legal gender … which is a necessary first step in expanding economic opportunities for women.” The WBL dataset measures equality …

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Gerald Jaynes appointed the A. Whitney Griswold Professor

… bodies and courts, including by the U.S. Supreme Court. Jaynes has also written extensively for scholarly … “A Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society” (1989); “Immigration and Race: New Challenges for American Democracy” … “A Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society” (1989); “Immigration and Race: New Challenges for American Democracy” …

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Yujung Hwang Wins 2019 Dissertation Prize

The Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group (HCEO) announced the winners of the 2019 dissertation prize: Yujung Hwang (Yale) and Yeon Ju Lee (University of Chicago). Hwang’s paper, “A General Equilibrium Analysis of Immigrants’ …

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Measuring Immigration’s Role in U.S. Rise as Economic Power

… the researchers with an unprecedented trove of evidence of immigration’s impact on American prosperity, said Costas … German economic growth after World War II. “The historical immigration records and passenger lists that we have access … feature: They include information about people’s pre-immigration occupations. This will help us chart the flows of …

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Jaime Arellano-Bover

… of the firm ladder, the infiltration of organized crime in legal firms, and the long-run dynamics of the gender pay gap. … of the firm ladder, the infiltration of organized crime in legal firms, and the long-run dynamics of the gender pay gap. … of the firm ladder, the infiltration of organized crime in legal firms, and the long-run dynamics of the gender pay gap. …

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Zachary Liscow

… other areas, including environmental policy and empirical legal studies. Liscow earned his Ph.D. in economics from the … clerked for the Honorable Stephen F. Williams on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Associate Professor of … other areas, including environmental policy and empirical legal studies. Liscow earned his Ph.D. in economics from the …

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Gerald Jaynes

… bodies and courts including the United States Supreme Court. He has appeared on radio and television shows, … of the Black Working Class in the American South, 1986; Immigration and Race: New Challenges for American Democracy, … of the Black Working Class in the American South, 1986; Immigration and Race: New Challenges for American Democracy, …

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New Research by Michael Peters on the Economic Consequences of Refugee Settlements

… how the arrival of the refugees in rural Bavaria presented opportunities for firms to move to locations near idle … To what extent these findings have a direct relevance for immigration policy today, is a great question. At a very … how the arrival of the refugees in rural Bavaria presented opportunities for firms to move to locations near idle …

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Gerald Jaynes, Yale University

Gerald Jaynes, Yale University … Gerald Jaynes, Yale University …

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Yale’s Tobin Center Assembles Leading Economists to Tackle Digital Market Regulation

… Wall Street Journal Op-Ed . Bringing insights to the US court system: Run by senior fellow David Dinnielli , Tobin’s … learn to address specific digital market harms through legal and public policy interventions. Producing cutting edge … learn to address specific digital market harms through legal and public policy interventions. Producing cutting edge …

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Work Experience Opportunities

… Work Experience Opportunities … Work Experience Opportunities IDE Research Assistants (RA) program The aim of … at how certain indicators like government influence and legal mandates for statistical reporting, may be impacting …

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Yale prof examines race relations in the Obama era

… era are in a state of flux, a Yale expert on economics, immigration and the African American experience said … in 2000 with sociologist Franklin Wilson that showed immigration did not make a significant negative impact on … era are in a state of flux, a Yale expert on economics, immigration and the African American experience said …

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