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📣 O-Lab is now on Bluesky! Follow us there to receive research updates on topics including economic mobility, climate change, criminal justice reform, and more: bsky.app/profile/berkeleyola…
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The most important source of racial disparities in criminal court outcomes are punitive practice + laws, rather than biased actors, finds a @nberpubs #workingpaper from Steve Raphael & coauthors: nber.org/papers/w33403
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As part of O-Lab’s portfolio of regional economic development work, research from @ValerieBoctor of @berkeleyecon has found that mortgage forbearance policies may prevent waves of default during economic shocks.
🗺️Explore more Place-Based Policy: olab.berkeley.edu/initiative…
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How do homeownership subsidies impact labor market outcomes across different demographic groups? @JiFuenzalida of @berkeleyecon’s #JMP, supported by O-Lab’s Place-Based Policy Initiative, explores this question in the Chilean context:
I’m on the #EconJobMarket !
In my #JMP I study the impact of a homebuyer subsidy on children
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✅(+) Improved grades and test scores
✅(-) absenteeism and retention
✅(+) Preschool and college
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✅housing stability + parental engagement
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❤️🩹As Los Angeles recovers from unprecedented wildfires, California's insurance landscape reveals a complex challenge for housing accessibility, highlights Meredith Fowlie @AreBerkeley in The Indicator from @planetmoney: npr.org/2025/01/16/122489714…
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🚉How will California’s High-Speed Rail (HSR) project generate economic benefits as it is constructed — and who will those benefits accrue to?
📖In two UCOP briefs, Cecile Gaubert + co-authors present key findings on the project:
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What did we learn from the 2021 Child Tax Credit expansion? What's next for the CTC? Join us online on Jan. 30 for this @hamiltonproj event to discuss findings from our recent ANNALS volume w/ @HilaryHoynes & @MeganACurran. See the all-star lineup below! hamiltonproject.org/event/ta…
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What were the effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit expansion? Hear from @WendyEdelberg, @HilaryHoynes, @BobGreensteinDC, @MichaelRStrain, @ElaineMaag, and @bl_hardy on 1/30. RSVP here: hamiltonproject.org/event/ta…
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With the support of O-Lab’s Place-Based Policy Initiative, @ChiaraMotta8 of @BerkeleyHaas is using Italian data on stimulus payments to firms from 1996 - 2007 to identify effects on competition + local economic outcomes.
🔗Learn more about the initiative: olab.berkeley.edu/initiative…
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New research: How did community college enrollment and #CalFresh benefits eligibility change during the COVID-19 pandemic? capolicylab.org/trends-in-co… 🧵 (1/6)
ALT Photo of a young woman sitting at a desk with a mask on, writing on paper, with hand sanitizer bottle nearby. A young man is working on a computer in the background, he is seated at the same desk.
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🔋🚗What equity gaps persist in CA’s #EV charging infrastructure, and which policy tools can best address these gaps?
Ari Ball-Burack of @ERGBerkeley is leveraging geospatial data to inform decarbonization efforts, supported by O-Lab + @energyathaas👉olab.berkeley.edu/energyinst…
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Large cities’ higher wages are primarily driven by sorting + skill-matching, but on average, the wage premium associated with moving to a larger city is offset completely by housing costs, finds research from @rothstein_jesse, David Card, & Moises Yi: forbes.com/sites/adammillsap…
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With the support of O-Lab + @energyathaas Initiative on Equity in Energy and Environmental Economics, @YuShuo528 of @AreBerkeley + her undergraduate mentees are researching how regenerative agricultural practices can⬆️carbon soil sequestration: olab.berkeley.edu/sloan-grad…
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🏘️ Public housing can significantly improve long-run outcomes for children, find O-Lab Fellow Raheem Chaudhry + Amanda Eng of @uscensusbureau. The authors' latest working paper estimates $1.40 in benefits to children for each $1 spent: raheemchaudhry.com/uploads/p…
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How can farm-to-school programs affect the diffusion of climate-smart practices? @SunnyMitter of @AreBerkeley is exploring this question with the support of O-Lab + @energyathaas's Initiative on Equity in Energy and Environmental Economics.
🔗Learn more: olab.berkeley.edu/sloan-grad…
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Don’t miss this year’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture in the Social Sciences on 11/19 — where Faculty co-Director @tedmiguel will present new evidence from a large-scale household census in Kenya.
This in-person event is open to the public — register here: go.cega.org/MiguelLecture-No…
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We're happy to hear that Pat Kline of @berkeleyecon is lending his expertise to @ecmaEditors!🌟
We are excited to announce that Patrick Kline (UC Berkeley) started as coeditor October 1st. His wide-ranging expertise in Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics more broadly, and Applied Econometrics will add great value to the editorial board. Read more econometricsociety.org/publi…
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🍟 What's the impact of California’s $20 #minimumwage for fast food workers?
A new report from Michael Reich and @dsosinskiy finds the sectoral wage-setting policy yielded higher pay, no changes in job numbers, and modest price increases.
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ALT "A carefully implemented sectoral wage floor can raise worker pay without reducing the number of jobs or substantial consumer cost burdens." CWED chair Michael Reich.
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The latest installment of @GoldmanSchool’s “Five Questions for Faculty” highlights the expertise of Faculty Director @HilaryHoynes in the context of the upcoming election.
🗳️ Learn how the election could shape the future of the US social safety net: buff.ly/4es6D8m
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“This has long-run negative educational + labor market ramifications for the Black and Hispanic students who get pushed out of these more selective schools.”
ICYMI, listen to @zbleemer discuss the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling on affirmative action in NPR: buff.ly/4enkCwh
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