Driving turnout: the effect of car ownership on electoral participation
Inequalities in voter participation between groups of the population pose a problem for democratic representation.
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Who Should Make Decisions? Public Perceptions of Democratic Inclusion in Housing Policy
Who deserves to participate in local democracy?
Dreams Deferred: Downward Mobility and Making Ends Meet in the Service Sector
Nearly one-in-five jobs in the United State are in the service sector, including in retail, grocery, pharmacy, fast food, and fulfillment, but there are countervailing views on who works these jobs an
The Birth of a Nation: Media and Racial Hate
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 founding rife with racist
Are Connections the Way to Get Ahead? Social Capital, Student Achievement, Friendships, and Social Mobility
Chetty et al. (2022) say county density of cross-class friendships (referred to here as “adult-bridging capital”) has causal impacts on social mobility within the United States.
Introduction to The Socioeconomic Impacts of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacted a historic toll on Americans’ health and longevity.
Rain Follows the Forest: Land Use Policy, Climate Change, and Adaptation
Human actions can alter the local and regional climate, particularly via land use.
Translating Behavioral Economics Evidence into Policy and Practice
I argue (like others before me) that the translation of evidence into policy is in itself a behavioral question with three major barriers or pain points: first, political actors need to know and value
Social Sustainability in Development: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century
All development is about people: the transformative process to equip, link, and enable groups of people to drive change and create something new to benefit society.
The Age of Energy Insecurity: How the Fight for Resources Is Upending Geopolitics Essays
As recently as 18 months ago, many policymakers, academics, and pundits in the United States and Europe were waxing lyrical about the geopolitical benefits of the coming transition to cleaner, greener
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