Why Hawaiʻi Has Less Inequality Than You’d Think - UHERO
Despite the high cost of living, Hawaiʻi consistently ranks among US states with relatively lower levels of income inequality.| UHERO
Despite the high cost of living, Hawaiʻi consistently ranks among US states with relatively lower levels of income inequality.| UHERO
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. The Good Jobs Hawai‘i (GJHI) program is a tuition-free, non-credit training program offered through the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges. It was launched to help local residents gain skills and […] The post What Happens After Job Training? Preliminary Wage and Employment Insights from Good Jobs Hawai...| UHERO
We pair variation stemming from volcanic eruptions with the census of Hawaii’s public schools’ student test scores to estimate the impact of PM2.5 and SOM2 on student performance. Increased particulate pollution decreases test scores. These results are concentrated among schools with the highest long-term average levels of pollution. The effects of PM2.5 are larger for […] The post Publication: Vog: Using Volcanic Eruptions to Estimate the Impact of Air Pollution on Student Test Scores ...| UHERO
