Benefits of legislation meant to help all veterans were routinely denied to Black veterans.
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
The promise of American democracy is at greater risk than at any time since the 1930s. Among the most important factors of America’s…
In expanding its program that lets residents vote on public spending, New York City is enlivening democracy and engaging the electorate.
In labor markets, some individuals have, or believe to have, less data on the determinants of success than others, e.g., due to…
Descriptive norms provide social information on others’ typical behaviors and have been shown to lead to prescriptive outcomes by “nudging…
As a project in Long Beach demonstrates, treating people as individuals rather than as statistics can yield big benefits.
Descriptive norms provide social information on others’ typical behaviors and have been shown to lead to prescriptive outcomes by “nudging…
This paper is an edited version of the Jerry Lee Lecture delivered at the Stockholm Criminology Symposium in 2018, the year in which…