State Capabilities for Problem-Oriented Governance
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public problems.
Research
Concentrated Burdens: How Self-Interest and Partisanship Shape Opinion on Opioid Treatment Policy
When does self-interest influence public opinion on contentious public policies? The bulk of theory in political science suggests that self-interest is only a minor force in public opinion.
Local Health Care Provision as a Territorial Power-Building Strategy: Non-Aligned Mayors in Argentina
What explains variation in local health services? Comparative scholarship highlights economic factors, electoral competition, and partisanship to account for service disparities.
Bringing Market Forces to the Transportation Equation
Protecting providers from competition is the enemy of efficiency and integrated mobility. It's an issue that New York City's congestion pricing will address.
Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Brief
The 3rd edition of Women and Men in the Informal Economy estimates that two billion (61 per cent) of the global employed population earn their living in the informal economy (ILO 2018).
Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools
If individuals become aware of their stereotypes, do they change their behavior? We study this question in the context of teachers’ bias in grading immigrants and native children in middle schools.
Happily Ever After: Immigration, Natives’ Marriage, and Fertility
In this paper, we study the effects of immigration on natives’ marriage, fertility, and family formation across US cities between 1910 and 1930.
Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act
In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act that mandated federal oversight of election laws in discriminatory jurisdictions, prompting a spate of controversial new voting ru
The Way Kavanaugh’s Supporters Are Talking About Sexual Assault Allegations Can Be Dangerous, Our New Study Finds
Once again, the nation confronts a potential #MeToo moment, with accusations of sexual assault and misconduct against President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools
We test for financial constraints as a market failure in education in a low-income country by experimentally allocating unconditional cash grants to either one (L) or to all (H) private schools in a v
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