Algorithmic Recommendations When the Stakes Are High: Evidence from Judicial Elections
We ask whether increased public scrutiny leads to the more effective use of predictive algorithms.
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How Far Can Inclusion Go? The Long-term Impacts of Preferential College Admissions
Affirmative action and preferential admission policies play a crucial role in fostering social mobility by bolstering the prospects of disadvantaged groups.
Starting health reform from here
My own preference is for incremental health reform rather than the teardown they advocate.
Which direction should we head to get to our North Star?
I was gratified to see Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein write, “if Furman and others like him are enthusiastic about trying to build momentum for a proposal for universal, automatic, basic coverage wit
Appeasement Is Underrated
Rejecting diplomacy by citing Neville Chamberlain’s deal with the Nazis is a willfully ignorant use of history.
The Election-Devaluation Cycle
In 1975, the Nobel laureate economist William D.
Parental Exposure to Work Schedule Instability and Child Sleep Quality
Recent scholarship has documented the effects of unstable scheduling practices on worker health and well-being, but there has been less research examining the intergenerational consequences of work sc
Local Money: Evaluating the Effects of Municipal Campaign Contributions on Housing Policy Outcomes
Money in politics is the subject of great debate at every level of government, yet it has principally been studied at the federal level in the US.
Legitimacy Revisited: Moral Power and Civil Disobedience
In Legitimacy: The Right to Rule in a Wanton World, I offer both a conceptual analysis of legitimacy, the power-liability view, and a substantive moral theory, the free group agency view.
America Fueled the Fire in the Middle East
Israel is in growing danger—but the responsibility lies more in Washington than in Tehran.
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