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
University of Hawai’i Economic Research Organization (UHERO), Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai’i at Manoa (Honolulu, Hawai’i) invites applicants for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor. This is a 9-month, full- time, permanent, tenure-track faculty appointment to begin as soon as January 1, 2026, subject to position clearance […] The post Work at UHERO: Assistant/Associate Professor (SSRI/UHERO) – Economic Forecas...| UHERO
University of Hawai’i Economic Research Organization (UHERO), Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai’i at Manoa (Honolulu, Hawai’i) invites applicants for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor. This is a 9-month, full- time, permanent, tenure-track faculty appointment to begin as soon as January 1, 2026, subject to position clearance […] The post Work at UHERO: Assistant/Associate Professor (SSRI/UHERO) – Public Finance a...| UHERO
A new paper in JAMA Network Open, a journal of the American Medical Association, led by Dr. Ruben Juarez, Dr. Alika Maunakea, Dr. Daniela Bond-Smith, and the MauiWES team at the University of Hawai‘i, highlights both the challenges and the resilience of communities impacted by the 2023 Maui wildfires. The study, which followed over 1,100 […] The post New MauiWES Study Published in JAMA Network Open appeared first on UHERO.| UHERO
Congratulations to UHERO’s Sumner La Croix on his recent publication “Did Different Rules for Establishing Property Rights in Land Impact Development? Evidence from Colonial South Australia” with co-authors Edwyna Harris and Heidi Ing in the Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics. The post UHERO’s Sumner La Croix published in Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics appeared first on UHERO.| UHERO
Two years after the devastating August 2023 wildfires, thousands of fire-affected people continue to navigate a long and complex path to recovery. While many are still facing hardship — including displacement, financial uncertainty, and unmet needs — others have regained stability in many aspects of their lives. This report presents findings from the Maui Recovery […] The post Progress and Vulnerability Two Years After the Wildfires: A Data-Driven Update from the Maui Recovery Survey ap...| UHERO
In this article, we set out the relationships between the behavioral and spatial responses to working from home.| 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
The Trustees of the Cliometric Society (www.cliometrics.org) have elected Professor Emeritus Sumner La Croix (UHERO and Dept. of Economics, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa) as a Fellow of the Cliometrics Society. Fellows must have published contributions to economic history that are markedly original and have significantly advanced the frontiers of knowledge. La Croix’s research focuses on the economic history […] The post UHERO’s Sumner La Croix elected as a Fellow of the Cliometrics ...| UHERO
