Osborne Jackson
Osborne Jackson
Senior Economist

Research

email  Osborne.Jackson@bos.frb.org

617-973-0706

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Primary fields of research

Labor economics, urban and regional economics

Publications

Journal articles

"Educational Attainment, Unemployment, and Wage Inflation," with Mary Daly and Robert Valletta. 2008. Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 49–61.

Working papers and other unpublished papers

Sectoral Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” with Catherine Cox. 2022. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Current Policy Perspectives. December 7, 2022.

Job Displacement and Sectoral Mobility in New England.” 2021. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston New England Public Policy Center Research Reports No. 21-3.

Job Displacement and Sectoral Mobility.” 2021. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 21-19. https://doi.org/10.29412/res.wp.2021.19

Larceny in the Product Market: A Hidden Tax?” with Thu Tran. 2020. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 20-14. https://doi.org/10.29412/res.wp.2020.14  

An Approach to Predicting Regional Labor Market Effects of Economic Shocks: The COVID-19 Pandemic in New England.” 2020. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Current Policy Perspectives. June 29, 2020.

The Impact of Felony Larceny Thresholds on Crime in New England,” with Riley Sullivan. 2020. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston New England Public Policy Center Research Reports No. 20-1.

Punishment and Crime: The Impact of Felony Conviction on Criminal Activity.” 2020. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 20-1. https://doi.org/10.29412/res.wp.2020.01

The Impact of Migration on Earnings Inequality in New England.” 2019. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston New England Public Policy Center Research Reports No. 19-2.

The Impact of Migration on Earnings Inequality.” 2019. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 19-5.

The Supply Side of Discrimination: Evidence from the Labor Supply of Boston Taxi Drivers.” 2018. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 18-2.

"Reintegrating the Ex-offender Population in the U.S. Labor Market: Lessons from the CORI Reform in Massachusetts," with Riley Sullivan and Bo Zhao. 2017. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston New England Public Policy Center Research Reports No. 17-1.

"Does Changing Employers' Access to Criminal Histories Affect Ex-offenders' Recidivism? Evidence from the 2010‒2012 Massachusetts CORI Reform," with Bo Zhao. 2016. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 16-31.

"The Effect of Changing Employers' Access to Criminal Histories on Ex-offenders' Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the 2010‒2012 Massachusetts CORI Reform," with Bo Zhao. 2016. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 16-30.

"Does Immigration Crowd Natives Into or Out of Higher Education?" 2015. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 15-18.

"Can Subsidized Housing Help Address Homelessness in New England?" with Robert Clifford. 2015. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston New England Public Policy Center Research Reports No. 15-3.

"Do Increases in Subsidized Housing Reduce the Incidence of Homelessness? Evidence from the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit," with Laura Kawano. 2015. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 15-11.

"Natural Disasters, Foreign Aid, and Economic Growth." 2014. Northeastern University Department of Economics Working Paper.

"Valuable Vows? Same-Sex Marriage Legalization and an Examination of the Marriage Premium," with Ian Burn. 2014. Working Paper 14061.