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Alicia Sasser Modestino in News@Northeastern: Here’s Why The US Labor Shortage May Not Be Such a Bad Thing

As businesses in the United States begin to reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are replacing the “closed” signs in…

Alicia Sasser Modestino in News@Northeastern: Do women in economics face extra scrutiny?

In the field of economics, seminars serve as the platform through which researchers disseminate new work, practitioners test out new…

Alicia Sasser Modestino in NBC News: Teen Workers Fill Job Shortage, but What Happens When Summer Fades?

As restrictions ease and customers return, workers with child care responsibilities or concern about Covid-19 have been hanging back —…

Alicia Sasser Modestino in Marketplace: Teenagers in Search of Summer Jobs Are in Luck

It’s a good time to be a vaccinated teen in the job market. Teenagers are now employed at levels that…

Alicia Sasser Modestino in Forbes: Beware Degree Inflation In The Coming Recession

The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on Wednesday that GDP in the first quarter of 2020 had fallen at an…

Alicia Sasser Modestino in Boston Globe: Are downsizing baby boomers the key to easing the housing crunch?

Almost everyone who’s been looking to buy a house or condo around Boston in the past few years has encountered…

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Alicia Sasser Modestino Featured in The William T. Grant Foundation News: Reflections from the Reducing Inequality Convening: Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Midori Morikawa, Office of Economic Development in the Boston Mayor’s Office, and Alicia Modestino, Northeastern University, shared how they built upon…

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Alicia Sasser Modestino Featured in The Wall Street Journal: $15-an-Hour Minimum Wage Could Further Sting Teen Employment

Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would make it harder for many teens to get or keep jobs, adding to the…

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Alicia Sasser Modestino Featured in The New York Times: For Women in Economics the Hostility is Out in the Open

A few years ago, the economists Alicia Sasser Modestino and Justin Wolfers sat at the back of a professional conference…

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Alicia Sasser Modestino Featured in The Boston Globe: Businesses are Coming Back to Life in Massachusetts as Vaccinated People Venture Out

Spring has sprung, and the Massachusetts economy is stirring out of COVID-19 hibernation. Economists have long predicted that vaccinations would jumpstart…

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Alicia Sasser Modestino Featured in GBH News: More Employers Than Expected Have Opted Out Of The State’s New Paid Leave System. Will The Program Suffer?

About three years ago, a line of people crowded behind Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker as he sat down at a…

Alicia Sasser Modestino Featured in ABC News: Amid COVID-19, moms leaving the workforce could have lasting impact on economy

Katie Morales tried desperately to keep working while also caring for her 7-year-old daughter amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Friends and…