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The Journal of Human Resources is a leading journal in empirical microeconomics, with a focus on policy-relevant research.
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A study by Nicolai T. Borgen, Lars J. Kirkebøen, Andreas Kotsadam, and Oddbjørn Raaum found that funding 600 extra teachers cut the student-teacher ratio by 10%, boosted student well-being and the school environment, but did not improve academics. jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/…



During the early #pandemic, states banned elective procedures. @Andersen_hecon, Sylvia Bryan, and David Slusky found that this led to a 18% drop in abortion clinic visits, 18,000 fewer abortions, and 8,400 additional births in 2020. #PublicHealth jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/…




📢New guidelines for accepted manuscripts from U of Wisconsin Press: All figures should include, for each panel, alternative text (alt text), a text description of the image designed to provide meaning for users with visual impairments. See journals.uwpress.wisc.edu/PDFs/AltTextfo… #ADACompliance


Laws meant to “protect” may actually endanger. TRAP laws—regulations targeting abortion providers—led to increased gender-based violence in Texas municipalities. Caterina Muratori uses a difference-in-differences approach to show how. doi.org/10.3368/jhr.01…



In 1970, 70% of young working women without a degree held routine jobs. By 2000, those jobs were disappearing rapidly. Amanda Chuan and Weilong Zhang show that routinization explains 44% of the boom in women’s college enrollment. DOI: doi.org/10.3368/jhr.01…


