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What Happens After Job Training Part II: Healthcare, Skilled Trades, and Technology Student Labor Market Trajectories
Hawaiʻi has long faced one of the highest costs of living in the nation, creating persistent financial pressure for local families. Housing costs remain especially…
Beyond the hype: What research shows about the value of college in the AI era
Does a college education still provide significant labor market advantages in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era? Many observers argue that AI is beginning to replace…
Publication: Shadows and Donuts: The Work-From-Home Revolution and The Performance of Cities
In this article, we set out the relationships between the behavioral and spatial responses to working from home. The analytical framework centres explicitly on the…
What Happens After Job Training? Preliminary Wage and Employment Insights from Good Jobs Hawai‘i
By Rachel Inafuku and Tim Halliday Hawai‘i’s workforce has long faced a persistent challenge: high living costs combined with a concentration of low-wage, low-skill employment.…
How New Mass Transit Affects Labor Markets: The Honolulu Skyline
Understanding how the new rail system in Oahu is reshaping decisions around work, housing, and commuting can inform future transit investments. To get a more…
Exploring the Gender Pay Gap in Hawai‘i
The US has made substantial progress in closing the historical earnings gap between men and women, but data from the American Community Survey (ACS) shows…
The Gender Pay Gap in Hawaii
By Rachel Inafuku In recognition of International Women’s Day, which was recently celebrated on March 8, UHERO wishes to underscore the importance of women in…
Only the fit survive recessions: Estimating labor market penalties for the obese over the business cycle
Abstract: The obesity epidemic is a growing concern in the United States. Aside from the detrimental health effects of obesity, previous work has also documented…
Bird’s eye view of COVID-19, mobility, and labor market outcomes across the US
COVID-19 dealt a formidable blow to the US economy. We present a joint analysis of the epidemiological and labor market outcomes across US states. We…