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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…
Many view civil wars as violent contests between armed combatants. But history shows that community groups, businesses, NGOs, local…
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…
I study whether exposure to teacher stereotypes, as measured by the Gender-Science Implicit Association Test, affects student achievement.…
As a project in Long Beach demonstrates, treating people as individuals rather than as statistics can yield big benefits.
The global transitional justice tool kit—involving the use of criminal prosecutions, amnesties, and other mechanisms to address past human…
If individuals become aware of their stereotypes, do they change their behavior? We study this question in the context of teachers’ bias in…
One in seven Americans received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 2011, an all-time high. We analyze changes…
We study the educational choices of children of immigrants in a tracked school system. We first show that immigrants in Italy enroll…