Inequalities in voter participation between groups of the population pose a problem for democratic representation. We use administrative…
Retrospective voting is a crucial component of democratic accountability. A large literature on retrospective voting in the United States…
County governments are a crucial component of the fabric of American democracy. Yet there has been almost no previous research on the…
Policymakers and budgetary analysts have long argued that roads are heavily subsidized. The diffusion of spending among federal, state, and…
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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…
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…
Democratic accountability relies on the ability of citizens to reward and punish politicians in elections. Electoral institutions, such as…
New cost estimates for Boston’s proposed North-South rail link may bring new momentum to efforts to convince lawmakers to move forward with…
Are the destinies of children from poor and wealthy families diverging? This paper explains why this is the question to ask if we wish to…
The central premise of the social capital approach is that social networks have value. Social capital refers to the collective value of all…