by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2026 | News & Commentary
The pay gap between women and men widened last year, analysis finds • Oregon Capital Chronicle: The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis published Thursday. The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute calculated...
by Ty Davison | Jul 24, 2024 | News & Commentary
Ban-the-Box (BTB) policies intend to help formerly incarcerated individuals find employment by delaying when employers can ask about criminal records. We revisit findings in Doleac and Hansen (2020) showing BTB causes discrimination against minority men. Their results...
by Ty Davison | Mar 17, 2024 | News & Commentary
Gender wage gap in Washington is among widest in nation, analysis shows • Oregon Capital Chronicle: The gender wage gap for women in Washington was one of the worst in the nation in recent years. That’s according to an analysis released this month by the...
by Ty Davison | Oct 17, 2023 | News & Commentary
Sweetgreen Hires Kale-Shooting Robots to Speed Up Service – WSJ: The key to shorter lines and higher profits at one restaurant chain: a salad-making robot. Fast-casual chain Sweetgreen in May opened its first restaurant staffed by a proprietary robot that shoots...
by Ty Davison | Aug 8, 2023 | News & Commentary
The Legal Assault on Corporate Diversity Efforts Has Begun – WSJ: In lawsuits, shareholder letters and petitions to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, activists are using some of the same tactics that progressive groups have used to advance diversity,...
