The mad cow disease crisis in the United Kingdom (U.K.) was a major policy disaster. The government and public health officials failed to…
This working paper seeks to determine the preferences of Boston parents for certain school attributes. It analyzes data provided by the…
We analyze a Massachusetts merit aid program in which high-scoring students received
tuition waivers at in-state public colleges with lower…
Much of what we know about the marginal effect of pollution on infant mortality is derived from
developed country data. However, given the…
Expanding estimates of North America’s supply of accessible shale gas, and more recently, shale oil, have been trumpeted in many circles as…
Proponents of the recent and widely adopted Common Core State Standards argue that
high quality curricular standards are critical to…
This paper examines whether social interactions and cultural practices affect political views
and behavior in society. We investigate the…
In 1791 Alexander Hamilton submitted as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury a now-famous Report on the Subject of Manufactures. In it he…
The past thirty years have seen a dramatic decrease in the rate of income convergence across U.S. states.
This decline coincides with a…
We show that isolated capital cities are robustly associated with greater levels of corruption across US states. In particular, this is the…