This paper examines the effects of changes in the supply of immigrant labor on the wages of natives. Estimates are presented indicating that immigrants and natives are nearly perfect substitutes within broad skill categories. This result is then used to calculate the effects of the large influx...

With the emergence of the Great Recession unemployment insurance (UI) is once again at the heart of the policy debate. In this paper, we review the recent theoretical and empirical evidence on the labor market effects of UI design. We also discuss policy issues related to UI design, including...

Although converging somewhat, men are still economically more successful than women. These stark economic differences prevail in the United States and in virtually all countries throughout the world. This volume contains a number of important new articles analyzing reasons for continuing gender...