This paper first documents trends in employment rates and then reviews what is known
about the various factors that have been proposed to explain the decline in the overall …

This study examines the contributions of the medium-run evolution of local economies and
of changes in the “drug environment'in explaining county-level changes in drug and related …

After peaking around the year 2000, the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) of Americans
declined substantially. The weakening in LFPR was faster after the financial crisis of 2007 …

Macroeconomics in Context lays out the principles of macroeconomics in a manner that is
thorough, up to date, and relevant to students. Like its counterpart, Microeconomics in …

The areas most affected by the opioid crisis have witnessed deteriorating economic
conditions, although it is unclear if this represents a causal relationship. I provide new …

This paper examines how the recent transition of the opioid crisis from prescription opioids
to more prevalent misuse of illicit opioids, such as heroin and fentanyl, altered labor supply …

The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in a dramatic increase in overdose deaths
over the last two decades. This crisis has created an economic ripple affecting an important …

We examine the impact of the US drug crisis on children's living arrangements. Because
factors that lead to drug use could also alter family structure, we instrument for the intensity …

An emerging literature considers the role of the opioid crisis on labor outcomes, suggesting
that increased access to opioids may have led to decreased national labor supply. This …

Over the past two decades, opioid overdose deaths contributed to the dramatic rise in all-
cause mortality among non-Hispanic Whites. To date, efforts among scholars to understand …