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…
Redistribution programs in developing countries often “leak” because local officials do not implement programs as the central government…
This paper is one of the first systematic assessments of ex-felons’ workplace performance. Using FOIA-requested data from the Department of…