The R package Synth implements synthetic control methods for comparative case studies designed to estimate the causal effects of policy…
What happens when speakers try to “dodge” a question they would rather not answer by answering a different question? In 4 studies, we show…
This paper revisits the logic of pursuing parallel R&D paths when there is uncertainty as to which approaches will succeed technically…
Context: Twenty-five years ago, private insurance plans were introduced into the Medicare program with the stated dual aims of (1) giving…
Policy analyses frequently clash. Their disagreements stem from many sources, including models, empirical estimates, and values such as who…
Neither holding a college major in education nor acquiring a master's degree is correlated with elementary and middle school teaching…
The first book to address children's statelessness and lack of legal status as a human rights issue.
Children are among the most…
This note demonstrates epsilon equilibria in the first-price auction that achieve lower worst-case expected revenues than the lower bound…