Who deserves to participate in local democracy? A wide body of research shows that property owners are deeply overrepresented in local…
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation,…
Chetty et al. (2022) say county density of cross-class friendships (referred to here as “adult-bridging capital”) has causal impacts on…
The United States spends substantially more on health care than most developed countries, yet leaves a greater share of the population…
Housing costs across the nation and in Greater Boston are rising, and many policymakers have turned to Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in an…
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The United States spends substantially more on health care than most developed countries, yet leaves a greater share of the population…
Incomplete health insurance enrollment is a persistent U.S. challenge despite large subsidies. We ask whether hassles built into enrollment…
How do media portrayals of potential policy beneficiaries’ identities sway public support for these policies in a public health setting?…
Americans travel 7 to 9 miles on average for shopping and recreational activities, which is far longer than the 15-minute (walking) city…
Health plans for the poor increasingly limit access to specialty hospitals. We investigate the role of adverse selection in generating this…