The Covid-19 public health crisis has sharply reduced the earnings of millions of U.S. households, following the severe curtailment of…
The COVID-19 pandemic led to dramatic economic disruptions, including government-imposed restrictions that required millions of American…
We examine a new data set of laws and practices governing public procurement, as well as procurement outcomes, in 187 countries. We measure…
County governments are a crucial component of the fabric of American democracy. Yet there has been almost no previous research on the…
We live in the ‘urban century’. Cities all over the world – in both developing and developed countries – display complex evolutionary…
Will the Opportunity Zone program, America’s largest new place-based policy in decades, generate neighborhood change? We compare single-…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
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When does self-interest influence public opinion on contentious public policies? The bulk of theory in political science suggests that self…
Last November Bilbao was named Best European City by The Academy of Urbanism, adding to a long list of prizes the city has collected over…
As a project in Long Beach demonstrates, treating people as individuals rather than as statistics can yield big benefits.