Can data help companies and workers find each other?

While the US workforce-participation rate languishes near historic lows, many employers complain they are having a tough time finding qualified workers to fill open positions.
CBR Briefing #6
How the housing boom led to a bust in college attendance
The US housing boom that lasted from the late 1990s to the late 2000s may have helped boost the economy, but it led many young adults to choose jobs over going to college.
How Gary Becker saw the scourge of discrimination

Becker’s analysis would extend the reach of economics, and completely reshape the field—and social-science research in general, but it took decades to do so.