This paper reviews recent research on geography and trade. One of the key empirical
findings over the last decade has been the role of geography in shaping the distributional …

We study inference in shift-share regression designs, such as when a regional outcome is
regressed on a weighted average of sectoral shocks, using regional sector shares as …

We evaluate the duration of the China trade shock and its impact on a wide range of
outcomes over the period 2000 to 2019. The shock plateaued in 2010, enabling analysis of …

ABSTRACT A large literature exploits geographic variation in the concentration of
immigrants to identify their impact on a variety of outcomes. To address the endogeneity of …

Place-based jobs policies seek to create jobs in particular local labor markets. Such policies
include business incentives provided by state and local governments, which cost almost $50 …

We classify the empirical literature on the wage impact of immigration into three groups,
where studies in the first two groups estimate different relative effects, and studies in the third …

Psychological contracts, an individual's system of beliefs regarding exchange arrangements,
are key components in the construction and development of individual careers and the …

This paper reviews the economic literature about the effects of the digital revolution on the
labour market, and provides a non-technical introduction to the labour economics of …

Could we significantly reduce US unemployment by helping job seekers move closer to
jobs? Using data from the leading employment board CareerBuilder. com, we show that …

We review developments in research on within-country migration, focusing on internal
migration in the United States. We begin by describing approaches to modeling individuals' …