Since the 1990s, neo-institutionalists have posited that "institutions matter". However, they overlook one important issue: the ways…
Which Americans experience the worst infrastructure? What are the costs of living with that infrastructure? We measure road roughness…
We document a sharp rise in gunshots coupled with declining 911 call volume across thirteen major US cities in the aftermath of the murder…
The Jury Selection Working Group of the Roundtable on Racial Disparities in Massachusetts Criminal Courts has released a new research brief…
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation,…
We experimentally test several approaches to increasing the demand for workers with a criminal record on a nationwide staffing platform by…
People with important evidence-based ideas often struggle to translate data into stories their readers can relate to and understand. And if…
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The United States spends substantially more on health care than most developed countries, yet leaves a greater share of the population…
“By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at This American Life and a…
“From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history…