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Where RISEI Lab research surfaces in policy debate — Wall Street Journal, VoxEU, NBER, and major peer-reviewed venues.

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Financial Times
2026

Financial Times coverage of AI occupational exposure research

FT feature engaging with the Yin, Vu & Persico finding that AI occupational exposure scores diverge widely across frontier models. Full article behind paywall.

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Wall Street Journal
2026

Coverage of RISEI Lab AI exposure research

WSJ report on NBER WP #35110 showing AI occupational exposure scores diverge 3.6× across frontier models.

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VoxEU / CEPR
2026

When the ruler made the thing it measures: multi-model evidence on AI occupational exposure

Yin, Vu & Persico extend their NBER findings into a policy column proposing the Adaptive Precision Framework.

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arXiv Working Paper
May 2026

Who Uses AI? Platform Selection and the Measurement of Occupational AI Exposure

Yin & Ogut (2026), arXiv:2605.21743. Platform-derived AI exposure scores conflate task applicability with the occupational composition of platform users. Changing only the platform input shifts the post-ChatGPT employment coefficient by a factor of 1.9. Workforce reweighting attenuates estimates 42 to 93 percent.

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RISEI Working Paper
April 2026

Automation and Disability: How Functional Limitations Shape Vulnerability

Vu & Yin (2026). Aggregate disability vs. non-disability robot-exposure effects are indistinguishable. Sensory impairments bear 50 percent larger employment losses while cognitive limitations show none.

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NBER
April 2026

Working Paper No. 35110

How (un)Stable Are LLM Occupational Exposure Scores? Yin, Vu & Persico (2026).

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Rehab. Counseling Bulletin
2026

Time Use in VR and Labor Market Outcomes for Transition-Age Youth

Yin & Guerrero (2026). Published article in Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. DOI: 10.1177/00343552261442986

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Labour Economics
2026

The Labor Market Effects of Subminimum Wage Elimination

Yin, Seo & Vu (2026). First national 15-state analysis of Section 14(c) elimination.

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The Daily Northwestern
January 2024

SESP economist Michelle Yin receives $2.98 million grant for disability research

U.S. Department of Education award funding the Maine Pathways to Partnerships model project on transition services and competitive integrated employment for youth with disabilities.

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American Institutes for Research
Q&A Feature

Meet the Expert: Michelle Yin

AIR expert Q&A on AI and the future of work, disability employment, workforce development, and how automation, AI, and broadband access reshape labor market opportunities.

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Op-Eds & Commentary

The Hill
2016

What the pay gap for disabled workers costs them and the nation

Congress Blog op-ed by Yin on the earnings gap between workers with and without disabilities and the aggregate economic cost of unequal pay.

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American Institutes for Research
2019

Improving Lives for People with Disabilities in the Workplace and the Marketplace

Commentary on the labor market and consumer market case for disability inclusion, drawing on the Hidden Market and Uneven Playing Field series.

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Diversity Business Review
2019

The Bottom Line: Inclusion Matters in the Workplace and the Marketplace

Yin, L. M. (2019), pages 43–48. Business case for disability inclusion in hiring, procurement, and consumer strategy.

Los Angeles Times
2012

Community colleges' learning disability

Opinion piece by Yin & Schneider on graduation rates, student outcomes, and accountability at community colleges.

The One Size Does Not Fit All report (Yin & Shaewitz, 2016) was featured on The Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics blog. See about for additional press and Capitol Hill briefings.