The U.S. college wage premium doubles over the life cycle, from 27 percent at age 25 to 60 percent at age 55. Using a panel survey of workers followed through age 60, I show that…
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation, a fictional portrayal of the KKK's…
Background
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 awarded $500 million toward scaling “strike teams” to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) within nursing…
Absent effective disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), measures to prevent incident disease, delay symptom onset and prolong functional…
Using administrative data on the universe of eighth graders, we study learning losses in Italy between 2021 and 2019 to estimate the effect of schools' closures due to the COVID-…
COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in wealthy countries, yet many remain unvaccinated. We report on two studies (United States and France) with millions of Facebook users that…
Concerns have been raised about the "demise of democracy," possibly accelerated by pandemic-related restrictions. Using a survey experiment involving 8,206 respondents from 5…
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacted a historic toll on Americans’ health and longevity. It has also shaped socioeconomic inequalities along the lines of gender, race, ethnicity,…
Marginalized racial and ethnic groups, women, and other historically disenfranchised populations are substantially underrepresented in clinical trials, despite increasing concern…
The editors at Contemporary Political Theory (CPT) are delighted to present this Critical Exchange, which is the text of Jane Mansbridge's lecture on receiving the 2022 Benjamin E…
