We evaluate why individuals invest in high-fee index funds. In our experiments, subjects each allocate $10,000 across four S&P 500…
We developed a “continual engagement” model to better integrate knowledge from policy makers, communities, and researchers with the goal of…
China issued its first Fuel Economy Standards (FES) for light-duty passenger vehicles (LDPV) in September 2004, and the first and second…
Despite the high level of funding and policy interest in prisoner
reentry, there is still little rigorous scientific evidence to guide…
Scholars have long recognized that public support for presidential uses of military force depends critically on elite support. Similarly,…
The notion of a “resource curse” has been most commonly applied in explaining why many countries apparently blessed with abundant reserves…
We exploit random assignment of gender quotas for leadership positions on Indian village councils to show that prior exposure to a female…
Defaults often have a large influence on consumer decisions. We identify an overlooked but practical alternative to defaults: requiring…
Much of the inequality literature has focused
on national inequality, but local inequality is also important. Crime
rates are higher in…