Ending Global Poverty: Why Money Isn’t Enough
Historically, the quest to reduce poverty has relied on two levers: economic growth (the idea that “a rising tide lifts all boats”) and the intentional redistribution of resources to the poor, either
Research
The Decline, Rebound, and Further Rise in Snap Enrollment: Disentangling Business Cycle Fluctuations and Policy Changes
One in seven Americans received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 2011, an all-time high.
Goals and Gaps: Educational Careers of Immigrant Children
We study the educational choices of children of immigrants in a tracked school system.
Implicit Stereotypes: Evidence from Teachers’ Gender Bias
I study whether exposure to teachers’ stereotypes, as measured by the Gender-Science Implicit Association Test, affects student achievement.
The Unheard Nerds: How Economists Can Talk So Policymakers Will Listen
An uncomfortable truth for American economists is that they have limited influence on economic policy. Take trade, for example.
Determining the Differences that Matter: Development and Divergence in US States over 1850-2010
Understanding the differences between rich and poor places is complicated by the fact that places differ from each other in numerous ways.
Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools
We test for financial constraints as a market failure in education in a low-income country by experimentally allocating unconditional cash grants to either one (L) or to all (H) private schools in a v
Misperceptions of Relative Affluence and Support for International Redistribution
Against a backdrop of vast income disparities across countries, this article develops a theory of how misperceptions of individuals’ relative international income shape mass support for cross-national
Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia
Reforming public-sector organizations--their structures, policies, processes and practices--is notoriously difficult, in rich and poor countries alike.
Slower Productivity and Higher Inequality: Are They Related?
Income growth for typical American families has slowed dramatically since 1973. Slower productivity growth and an increase in income inequality have both contributed to this trend.
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