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We implement a regression discontinuity design using the continuous raw Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores, which are mapped into the…
In sharp contrast to many earlier studies, the articles in this symposium encompass a careful discussion of the two major underlying themes…
Background–Cardiovascular disease is often studied through patient self-report and administrative data. However, these 2 sources provide…
Although an accurate estimate of how the poverty rate has changed since 1964 would show that we are much closer to achieving President…
The largest and most important flow of scientific talent in the world is the
migration of international students to the doctoral programs…
This article reports the results of an econometric evaluation of the effects of Plan Colombia, the largest US aid package ever received by…
We explore the phenomenon of coauthorship by economists who share a surname. Prior research has included at most three economist coauthors…
When people perceive themselves as similar to others, greater liking and closer relationships typically result. In the first randomized…
Legacies of the War on Poverty is a set of nine studies, edited by Martha Bailey and Sheldon Danziger, that assess the successes and…
In his 1965 report on the black family, Daniel Patrick Moynihan highlighted the rising fraction of black children growing up in households…