If individuals become aware of their stereotypes, do they change their behavior? We study this question in the context of teachers’ bias in…
In this paper, we study the effects of immigration on natives’ marriage, fertility, and family formation across US cities between 1910 and…
Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act
In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act that mandated federal oversight of election laws in discriminatory…
Once again, the nation confronts a potential #MeToo moment, with accusations of sexual assault and misconduct against President Trump’s…
We test for financial constraints as a market failure in education in a low-income country by experimentally allocating unconditional cash…
Reforming public-sector organizations--their structures, policies, processes and practices--is notoriously difficult, in rich and poor…
The international community has historically maintained hope that advances in science and technology offer humanity a wide range of options…
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…
Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and staffed and supported by the Urban Institute, the US Partnership on Mobility from…
Elementary school teachers’ math anxiety has been found to play a role in their students’ math achievement. The current study addresses the…