Immigrant populations in schools have rapidly increased in recent years and schools have had to quickly adapt to changing student demographics and needs. Economist Elizabeth Setren and education policy scholar Kirsten Slungaard Mumma will investigate the academic, social, and behavioral impacts of immigration on schools as well as school responses in Massachusetts. They will analyze data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for their study.
Nursing homes have long faced staffing shortages, which are exacerbated by low pay and poor working conditions. Increasing immigration and employing immigrant workers could be a remedy for these challenges. Economists Delia Furtado and Karen Shen, economist and legal scholar Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, and public policy scholars Krista Ruffini and Yulya Truskinovsky will investigate the impact of greater local availability of immigrant workers on nursing home staffing practices and job quality.
This grant is co-funded with the Hewlett and Spencer Foundations.
This grant is co-funded with the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
This grant is co-funded with the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
This grant is co-funded with the Washington Center for Equitable Growth.
Access to effective family planning services has the potential to reduce education and earnings inequality. However, recent changes in reproductive health policy, including those triggered by the Dobbs vs. Jackson Supreme Court decision, might exacerbate disparities in educational attainment and labor market outcomes.
A growing concern regarding U.S. safety net programs is the administrative burden imposed on needy families during the application and recertification processes. For particularly disadvantaged families who are eligible for multiple programs, these burdens may compound and limit take-up, preventing access to essential resources.
Advancing knowledge about economic elites is crucial for addressing inequality, as they are pivotal actors who influence economic and political outcomes. Political economist Kevin Young will examine how the population of the economic elite has changed over the last 20 years, the pathways individuals take into elite status, and the extent to which different pathways to elite status relate to patterns of donations, sponsorships, and philanthropic affiliations.
Condominium construction can increase mixed-income housing and home ownership for less affluent individuals. Condominiums have many benefits including sharing costs across units, however, they also have costs that single family homes or multifamily rentals do not. For example, condominium owners pay a monthly maintenance fee for the local public good, but low-income residents may fail to make payments, leading to sanctions.