January 2023, Paper: "Housing costs across the nation and in Greater Boston are rising, and many policymakers have turned to Inclusionary…
Democratic mayors have no effect on crime, but do reduce the Black share of arrests for petty crimes
We examine whether mayors’ partisan affiliations lead to differences in crime rates, arrest rates, and the racial composition of arrests.…
December 22, 2022, Paper: "The Ukrainian economy will need to be reoriented after the devastating war from East to West, from heavy…
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…
Professor Jeffrey Liebman and experts from the Kennedy School’s Rappaport Institute see promise in the COVID-19 cash assistance pilot.
December 2022, Paper: "What impact will the double blow of the COVID-19 pandemic and the remote-working revolution have on cities, the…
To understand the advantages of and challenges to a reformed regulatory review process, New America’s Political Reform program and the Ash…
We examine differences in mobility outcomes between residents of highest and lowest socio-economic index (SEI) at the Census block group (…
The share of US residents who were born in Latin America and the Caribbean plateaued recently, after a half century of rapid growth. Our…