During recent years, U.S. states have often diverged by adopting either more lenient or stricter electoral procedures. What have been the…
We study whether war service by one generation affects service by the next generation in later wars, in the context of the major US…
This essay analyzes the persistence of the death penalty in the United States--a topic that has long been the subject of debate among legal…
No matter which way you look at it, Chiapas is the most backward of any state in Mexico. Its per capita income is the lowest of the 32…
As shown in the 1930s by Hicks and Robinson the elasticity of substitution (s) is
a key parameter that captures whether capital and labor…
Education policy research looking at gender imbalances in technical fields often relies on observational data or small N experimental…
What is the socially optimal level of liquidity in a retirement savings system?
Liquid retirement savings are desirable because liquidity…
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We implement a regression discontinuity design using the continuous raw Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores, which are mapped into the…
The largest and most important flow of scientific talent in the world is the
migration of international students to the doctoral programs…
When people perceive themselves as similar to others, greater liking and closer relationships typically result. In the first randomized…