This paper tests for bias in consumer lending using administrative data from a high-cost lender in the United Kingdom. We motivate our…
Congress needs to repair the damage Trump has caused to the effectiveness and morale of the Foreign Service.
It was a big improvement for permitting and other forms of service delivery, but it's already outdated. The new goal should be no-stop…
Though used frequently in machine learning, boosted decision trees are largely unused in political science, despite many useful properties…
In expanding its program that lets residents vote on public spending, New York City is enlivening democracy and engaging the electorate.
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…
How do we know whether judges of different backgrounds are biased? We review the substantial political science literature on judicial…
Do Justices telegraph their preferences during oral arguments? We demonstrate that Justices implicitly reveal their leanings during oral…
Does electoral competitiveness boost turnout in U.S. House elections? Using an individual panel of turnout records compiled from the voter…
Former government officials have many different opportunities to cash in on their public service, but most academic research and government…