The literature on assignment mechanisms largely focuses on efficiency basedon agents' preferences, though policymakers may prioritize different goals. In assigning teachers to classrooms, a school district might prioritize student learning but must also consider teacher welfare. This paper...

The literature on assignment mechanisms largely focuses on efficiency based on agents' preferences, though policymakers may prioritize different goals. In assigning teachers to classrooms, a school district might prioritize student learning but must also consider teacher welfare. This paper...

"Private restrictions on racial occupancy are a critical element and episode in the history of American inequality. This study draws on newly available full count (parcel-level) data on racial restriction for five Midwestern counties. The research makes four important and overlapping...

""Running his fingers along the top of his old mining helmet, 93 year old Charles glanced with a measured gaze. Sixty years ago the last underground iron mine in the Lake Superior region closed and he lost the only job that he, his father, and his grandfather had ever known. Charles watched...

Traffic congestion is a persistent problem in large metropolises and increasingly common in medium and large cities. Several studies have analyzed the negative effects of congestion in terms of economic productivity loss, increased environmental pollution, and negative health consequences....

The objective of this investigation is to verify how the agricultural productive structures were characterized, in their regional multiscale forms between 1995 and 2021, in what refers to their location and specialization aspects. To this end, it is observed that markets, by leading the style of...