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2024 Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics

Nine titles selected by members of the Section for contributions to the field, published in 2024,

Owen Zidar's research on "the stealthy wealthy" is profiled in the Wall Street Journal & CNN

WSJ and CNN profiles Owen Zidar's research on how “The road to riches (in the US) is paved with cup holders, burgers and miles of elementary school carpeting.”

AEI’s American Dream Series Features Leah Platt Boustan on Immigration

Leah Boustan's research indicates that immigrants today achieve economic mobility just as rapidly as they did 100 years ago. View a recording of her lecture.

Amy Kim & Carolyn Tsao Win 2024 IPUMS Research Award

Congratulations to the section's graduate students, Amy Kim and Carolyn Tsao, on being 2024 IPUMS Research Winners for their joint paper,  The Effects of Prohibiting Marriage Bars: The Case of U.S. Teachers.

The…

Allison Green presents at the Urban Economics Association's European Meeting

On March 29th Allison Green will present “Networks and Geographic Mobility: Evidence from World War II Navy Ships”  as part of the Migration Networks and Intra-Household Implications session of the…

Tracing Roots and Challenging Myths: Leah Boustan in IMF magazine

Leah Boustan is prominently featured in the IMF's Finance & Development magazine, recognized for her extensive knowledge and groundbreaking research on immigration.

Pauline Carry presents at SciencesPO on March 13

Pauline Carry, together with co-authors Alexandra Roulet, Claire Montialoux, Elio Nimier-David, and Nina Roussille, will present their paper on “Employment Effects of Wages and Payroll Taxes:…

Kaan Cankat and Pablo Zarate awarded grants from PRI

Graduate students Kaan Cankat and Pablo Zarate will receive grants from Princeton's Program for Research on Inequality (PRI), awarded by PRI director Ellora Derenoncourt.  The grants were awarded to a total of six PHD candidates for…

Section faculty present at 2025 ASSA Annual Meeting

The 2025 ASSA Program, held in San Francisco, California, ran from Thursday, January 2nd to Sunday, January 5th. Three section members presented at the conference:

Orley Ashenfelter participated in a live stream panel discussion:
Owen Zidar discusses tax policy on NPR's Marketplace

Owen Zidar speaks with Kimberly Adams and Sarah Leeson on the 2025 tax policies.