The long shadow of China’s one-child policy
New research on fertility among Chinese immigrants to the US suggests small-family cultural norms are hard to overcome
What we teach children about race and gender
New study uses AI tools to analyze representation in images and text of children's books
Democrats do not benefit electorally from popular minimum wage increases
New study suggests voters pay little attention to indirect transfers
Worker pay rose in U.S. chains that abandoned no-poaching clauses
New study points to the importance of antitrust policy and enforcement for worker welfare
Woke jobs after Dobbs?
How public support for female employees both helped and hurt some employers after Roe v. Wade was overturned
What we associate with first names and how it helps explain discrimination
Employers overestimate Black-White gap in productivity and discriminate, especially when making fast hiring decisions
What does job applicants’ body art signal to employers?
New study directly measures the stigma surrounding job candidates with tattoos and piercings using real recruiters
IZA 25th anniversary event in Berlin
Successful international research conference and policy panel on the German labor market
What drives high self-employment in poor countries?
New study highlights links to the attractiveness of wage employment, shocks to jobs, and job finding rates