This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation,…
In designing risk assessment algorithms, many scholars promote a “kitchen sink” approach, reasoning that more information yields more…
Automated Court Date Reminders Reduce Warrants for Arrest: Evidence from a Text Messaging Experiment
Millions of people in the U.S. every year are required to attend mandatory court dates as their cases proceed through the criminal legal…
South Korea’s gender wage and employment gaps are among the largest in the OECD. Using labour force survey data over 2010–19, we estimate…
Dramatic reductions in refugee resettlement numbers, restrictions on asylum access and growing externalisation of humanitarian protection…
Marginalized racial and ethnic groups, women, and other historically disenfranchised populations are substantially underrepresented in…
A potential voter must incur a number of costs in order to successfully cast an in-person ballot, including the costs associated with…
The U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to health care. Yet since 1976, the Supreme Court has held that deliberate indifference to…
After arrest, criminal defendants are often detained before trial to mitigate potential risks to public safety. There is widespread concern…
Institutional reforms often diverge from substantive problems and societal demands that originally prompted reform, raising questions about…