A Belated Recognition of Genocide by the House
For too long, Turkey bullied America into silence. Not anymore.
Research
The Intergenerational Effects of Parental Incarceration
We estimate the causal effects of parental incarceration on children’s short- and long-run outcomes using administrative data from Sweden.
Measuring Bias in Consumer Lending
This paper tests for bias in consumer lending using administrative data from a high-cost lender in the United Kingdom.
Civil Action and the Dynamics of Violence
Many view civil wars as violent contests between armed combatants.
Economic Rights of the Informal Self-Employed: Three Urban Cases
The status of economic liberties remains a serious lacuna in the theory and practice of human rights. Should a minimally just society protect the freedoms to sell, save, profit and invest?
The Physics of Dissent and the Effects of Movement Momentum
How do ‘people power’ movements succeed when modest proportions of the population participate? Here we propose that the effects of social movements increase as they gain momentum.
Participatory Budgeting: A Powerful Civic Education Tool
In expanding its program that lets residents vote on public spending, New York City is enlivening democracy and engaging the electorate.
The Education of an Idealist
In her memoir, Power offers an urgent response to the question "What can one person do?" and a call for a clearer eye, a kinder heart, and a more open and civil hand in our politics and daily lives.
Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act
In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act that mandated federal oversight of election laws in discriminatory jurisdictions, prompting a spate of controversial new voting ru
Estimating the Effect of Asking About Citizenship on the US Census: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Whether it is defining Native Americans as non-citizens in 1800 or introducing a “mulatto” category in 1850, the classification of race and ethnicity on the U.S.
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