Understanding of modern government is limited by a lack of comprehensive, reliable, comparable data on what governments do and how they are…
Historically, the quest to reduce poverty has relied on two levers: economic growth (the idea that “a rising tide lifts all boats”) and the…
One in seven Americans received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 2011, an all-time high. We analyze changes…
High pollution persists in many developing countries despite strict environmental rules. We use a field experiment and a structural model…
Benjamin Reynolds Barber died on April 24, 2017 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 77 years old, survived by his wife Leah,…
We examine a dynamic, two-sided, one-to-one matching market where agents on both sides interact over a period of time. We define and…
We analyze a T-period, two-sided, one-to-one matching market without monetary transfers. Under natural restrictions on agents' preferences…
Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) have been widely used as invaluable tools in dynamic decision-making, which is a central concern for…
Donald Trump's surprise election shifted expectations: corporate taxes would be lower and trade policies more restrictive. Relative stock…