A Discussion with Emily Widra, Leo Beletsky, and Katie McCreedySeptember 18, 2024The introductory session to the Diagnosis of…
This paper synthesizes the economics literature on skills and human capital, with a particular focus on higher-order capacities like social…
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a potentially important new technology, but its impact on the economy depends on the speed and…
It is said that every system is perfectly designed to yield the results that it produces. In the U.S., an $85 billion criminal legal system…
In the summer of 2020, George Floyd’s video-graphed murder by Minneapolis police officers sparked a renewed public discourse about the role…
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Research shows service sector workers do best when they change sectors or find themselves in tight labor markets. But also that the vast…
In the summer of 2020, George Floyd’s video-graphed murder by Minneapolis police officers sparked a renewed public discourse about the role…
May 30, 2024 (Updated June 10, 2024)By Sandra Susan Smith IntroductionGeorge Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officers was…
In this paper, we implement a lab-in-field experiment among around 2000 children enrolled in 14 middle schools in Italy to investigate…