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…
Cornell William Brooks is Hauser Professor of the Practice of Nonprofit Organizations and Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership…
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…
Desmond Ang is an applied economist and associate professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. His research examines the causes…