Since the 1990s, neo-institutionalists have posited that "institutions matter". However, they overlook one important issue: the ways…
Job selection by high-skilled foreign-born workers in the US correlates strongly with country of origin. We use a Fréchet-Roy model of…
We document a sharp rise in gunshots coupled with declining 911 call volume across thirteen major US cities in the aftermath of the murder…
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.…
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…
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation,…
Systemic racism is deeply embedded in U.S. healthcare and economic systems and remains pervasive in social policies and organizational…
Housing costs across the nation and in Greater Boston are rising, and many policymakers have turned to Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in an…
Previous research finds that the greater geographic mobility of foreign than native-born workers following economic shocks helps to…