Urban change involves transformations in the physical appearance and the social
composition of neighborhoods. Yet, the relationship between…
This paper brings a new perspective to the analysis of the Mariel supply shock,
revisiting the question and the data armed with the…
School choice systems aspire to delink residential location and school
assignments by allowing children to apply to schools outside of…
From the late 1960s to the mid-1990s, a number of developments turned out to have profound effects on destitute families in the United…
The ideology of American lawyers has been a persistent source of discussion and debate. Two
obstacles, however, have prevented this topic…
Why are judicial nominees allowed to refuse to answer questions about important issues
that could come before the courts? We address this…
In this paper I sketch key episodes in the two thousand year history of interactions between society and environment that have shaped the…
Does the government control of school systems facilitate equality in school quality? Whether centralized or localized control produces more…
Business and human rights became an increasingly prominent feature on the international agenda in the 1990s. Global markets widened and…
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A housing lottery in an Indian city provided winning slum dwellers the
opportunity to move into improved housing on the city’s periphery.…