In this paper, we consider the statistical foundations for empirical tests of disparate impact. We begin by considering a recent, popular…
Many low-income households in the US miss out on social safety net benefits because of the information, compliance, and psychological costs…
“The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and it endures the trauma inflicted by the ills that plague…
“As Elissa Washuta makes the transition from college kid to independent adult, she finds herself overwhelmed by the calamities piling up in…
A Discussion with Alex Vitale
September 27, 2023
Since the modern police have existed, there have been forces advocating for reforming…
September 2023, Paper: "This article reviews the growing economics literature that studies the politico-economic impacts of heterogeneity…
In almost every state, courts can jail those who fail to pay fines, fees, and other court debts—even those resulting from traffic or other…
A Discussion with Rachel Herzing
September 6, 2023
Abolition of the prison industrial complex (PIC) is not a new idea, but the…
In studies of discrimination, one popular strategy is to estimate disparities after adjusting for observed covariates, typically with a…
Imagine a society without police, prosecutors, courts, and prisons: what does it look like? Over the last few decades, a growing…