Abstract The Opportunity Zone program, created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, was
designed to encourage investment in distressed communities across the US We examine …

Innovation has long been seen as central to long-term regional growth. Due to the absence
of comprehensive data on the geography of innovation covering long time periods …

This paper examines the long-term and spillover effects of management interventions on
firm performance. Under the Training Within Industry (TWI) program, the US government …

The 1940s witnessed substantial reductions in the Black-white earnings gap. We study the
role that domestic WWII defense production played in reducing this gap. Exploiting variation …

This paper studies how US local labor markets respond to employment losses that occur
during recessions. Following recessions from 1973 through 2009, we find areas that lose …

A reminder that war is not always, or even generally, good for long-term growth Many
believe that despite its destructive character, war ultimately boosts long‑term economic …

My first chapter examines whether tacit collusion occurs in the market for BigLaw associates.
Many large firms across the US offer the exact same associate salaries despite substantial …

We show that interventions that reduce labor-market discrimination can effectively improve
the economic circumstances of Black families, long after the intervention ceases. We study …

This dissertation is a collection of three studies on topics in economic history and labor
economics, in the United States. In the first chapter, I investigate the relationship between …

This dissertation consists of three essays in labor economics. Broadly, they explore the labor
market responses of firms and workers to various economic policies. The first chapter uses a …