Do signals of high aptitude shape the course of collegiate study? We apply a regression discontinuity design to understand how college…
Two-stage examinations consist of a first stage in which students work individually as they typically do in examinations (stage 1),…
Nearly a quarter of 7th-12th-graders in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) attend one of three exam schools, considered among the highest…
The classic papers by Newey and West (1987) and Andrews (1991) spurred a large body of work on how to improve heteroscedasticity- and…
Identity Politics and Trade Policy. Elhanan Helpman, October 2, 2018, Paper, "We characterize trade policies that result from…
As Americans, we take for granted that those we entrust with significant authority have been judged by their peers to be competent at the…
There is a sharp boundary between basic and applied research in the organizational structure of the US Department of Energy (DOE). In this…
Today in India, 67% percent of men own mobile phones, but only 33% percent of women do. South Asian countries in general are clear outliers…
This paper is based in part on a workshop organized and hosted by the Harvard Project on
Climate Agreements in Cambridge, Massachusetts on…
On June 12-13, 2018, digital ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø welcomed public sector digital services teams from around the world to share stories of success, talk…