Off-Cycle and Out of Office: Election Timing and the Incumbency Advantage
Democratic accountability relies on the ability of citizens to reward and punish politicians in elections.
Research
Land Use Regulations and Fertility Rates
Previous literature has shown that land use regulations influence where people choose to live within the United States by impacting housing prices.
Big Data and Big Cities: the Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures of Urban Life
New, 'big data' sources allow measurement of city characteristics and outcome variables at higher collection frequencies and more granular geographic scales than ever before.
Evidence-Based Prevention of Organized Crime: Assessing a New Collaborative Approach
Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?
A framework for understanding the roles individuals and organizations can play in a movement for social change.
Connecting the Northeast: A Cost Estimate for the North South Rail Link
This paper presents rough order-of- magnitude estimates for the capital cost of the North South Rail Link (the “Link”), a proposed infrastructure project to connect the commuter rail and Amtrak lines
A Country Divided: The Growing Opportunity Gap in America
Are the destinies of children from poor and wealthy families diverging? This paper explains why this is the question to ask if we wish to study equality of opportunity in America today.
Smarter Laws, Better Bureaucrats
This article examines past research about reforming public sector management and encourages adopting a new form of accountability: one based on desired outcomes instead of limited and prescriptive inp
The Informal Economy in Arab Nations: A Comparative Perspective
The Arab NGO Network on Development (ANND) launched the third issue of the Arab Watch on Economic and Social Rights, with a focus on the question of Informal Labor.
The New City O/S: The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance
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