Chelsea Eats Study: Card Spending Update
This report describes the stores and vendors where program participants have spent their Chelsea Eats funds.
Research
Blocks as geographic discontinuities: The effect of polling place assignment on voting
A potential voter must incur a number of costs in order to successfully cast an in-person ballot, including the costs associated with identifying and traveling to a polling place.
Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Non-Experts for Improving Vaccine Demand
We experimentally vary signals and senders to identify which combination will increase vaccine demand among a disadvantaged population in the United States – Black and White men without a college educ
Strategic Government Communication About Performance
A great deal of research presents the correspondence between economic conditions and incumbent electoral fortunes as evidence of democratic accountability.
Building Cities’ Collaborative Muscle
The most pressing social problems facing cities today require multiagency and cross-sector solutions.
Partisan Alignment Increases Voter Turnout: Evidence from Redistricting
Partisan gerrymandering and polarization have created an electoral landscape where Americans increasingly reside in congressional districts dominated by one party.
Economic Value and Costs of Capital Cities: The Trenton Case Study
Capital cities serve as the administrative centers of state governments and perform many functions, such as housing the seats of state government and often serving as the focal points of culture and h
The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students
Nearly 1,000 officer-involved killings occur each year in the United States.
The Arab Spring at 10: Kings or People?
Ten years after the onset of the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are torn between two visions of progress: a democratic one that seeks to replace the leaders who dominate the region, and
‘Without an Aadhaar card nothing could be done’: a mixed methods study of biometric identification and birth registration for children in Varanasi, India
Research on the global growth of digital identification programs has been largely silent on the implications for children and on birth registration.
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