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Research Spotlight: Paid Family Leave and Breastfeeding: Evidence from California
School children and teacher looking at a globe in a classroom.
Research Spotlight: Building Inter-Ethnic Cohesion in Schools: An Intervention on Perspective-Taking

Research Stories

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September 2, 2021

Research Spotlight: Lasting Benefits for Perry Preschool Participants, Siblings and Children Document Strong Returns to Early Childhood Intervention

James J. Heckman, Jorge Luis Garcia
66

Early Childhood Interventions (ECI)

April 27, 2021

Research Spotlight: Lessons from Denmark about Inequality and Social Mobility

James J. Heckman, Rasmus Landersø
70

Inequality: Measurement, Interpretation, and Policy (MIP)

February 2, 2021

Research Spotlight: When the Great Equalizer Shuts Down: Schools, Peers, and Parents in Pandemic Times

Francesco Agostinelli, Matthias Doepke
66

Early Childhood Interventions (ECI), Markets (M)

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Working Papers

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September, 2021
2021-048

A $15 Federal Minimum Wage is Outside Historical Experience

Ian Fillmore
70

This paper compares a hypothetical $15 federal minimum wage to the most recent federal minimum wage increase, in 2007, from $5.15 to $7.25.

Inequality: Measurement, Interpretation, and Policy (MIP)

September, 2021
2021-047

Matching across Markets: An Economic Analysis of Cross-Border Marriage

So Yoon Ahn
67

Severe gender imbalances coupled with the stark income differences across countries are driving an increase in cross-border marriages in many Asian countries.

Family Inequality (FI)

September, 2021
2021-046

Can New Learning Opportunities Reshape Gender Attitudes for Girls?: Field Evidence from Tanzania

So Yoon Ahn, Youjin Hahn, Semee Yoon
67

We study how educational opportunities change adolescents' gender attitudes in Tanzania, using an experiential education program focused on STEM subjects.

Family Inequality (FI)

Volumes

The Oxford Series on Human Capital and Economic Opportunity will present state-of-the-art research from a variety of perspectives on the problems of opportunity, human flourishing, and public policy. Volumes in the series will be grouped in accordance with these themes and will be based on the work of HCEO members. In some cases, the volumes will contain research first presented at HCEO conferences, and in others will contain specially commissioned research. The series is published by the Oxford University Press.