To what extent do partisan media influence political attitudes and behavior? Although recent methodological advancements have improved…
An enormous body of academic and journalistic work argues that opaque recommendation algorithms contribute to political polarization by…
On April 13, 2023, the Academy presented its Talcott Parsons Prize for distinguished and original contributions to the social sciences to…
Inequalities in voter participation between groups of the population pose a problem for democratic representation. We use administrative…
Who deserves to participate in local democracy? A wide body of research shows that property owners are deeply overrepresented in local…
The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data. We…
Automated Court Date Reminders Reduce Warrants for Arrest: Evidence from a Text Messaging Experiment
Millions of people in the U.S. every year are required to attend mandatory court dates as their cases proceed through the criminal legal…
Housing costs across the nation and in Greater Boston are rising, and many policymakers have turned to Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in an…
Democratic mayors have no effect on crime, but do reduce the Black share of arrests for petty crimes
We examine whether mayors’ partisan affiliations lead to differences in crime rates, arrest rates, and the racial composition of arrests.…
How do media portrayals of potential policy beneficiaries’ identities sway public support for these policies in a public health setting?…