Urban Poverty: Theory and Evidence From American Cities

The effect of transport policies on car use: Theory and evidence from Latin American cities

Latin American cities have tried different policies to get people out of their cars. In 1989, authorities in Mexico City introduced a driving restriction program, Hoy-No-Circula, that prevents most drivers from using their vehicles one weekday per week. More recently, in 2007, authorities in Santiago embarked in a city-wide transportation reform, Transantiago, to improve and increase the use of...

Race, Poverty, and American Tort Awards: Evidence from Three Datasets

We investigate the impact of the race and income of the jury pool on trial awards. We find that the average tort award increases as black and Hispanic county population rates increase and especially as black and Hispanic county poverty rates increase. An increase in the black countypoverty rate of 1 percentage point tends to raise the average personal injury tort award by 3 to 10 percent. An in...

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Identity and Mobility: Theory and Evidence from the American Midwest

This paper investigates the role played by a cultural trait – identity – in determining occupational choice and mobility. The analysis links competition between migrant networks in the Midwest when it was first developing and the community identity that emerged endogenously to support these networks in particular local areas (counties) to institutional participation and occupational choice toda...

Human Capital Accumulation, Migration, and the Transition from Urban Poverty: Evidence from Nairobi Slums

This paper examines determinants and consequences of migration from urban slums using panel data from two Nairobi slums. We analyze migration behavior of both adults and children. First, empirical analysis of labor market dynamics shows that schooling is complementary with experience (measured by duration in Nairobi) in slums jointly increasing the probability of migration to non-slum urban are...