Highlighted Publications




 

This article asks why Nordic countries maintain much lower income inequality than the U.S. and U.K. Using cross-country comparisons, OECD...

This study investigated whether the Massachusetts Medicaid Flexible Services Program (FSP) reduced food insecurity, housing insecurity,...

This study asks whether substituting student loans with need-based gift aid alters postsecondary outcomes for low-income students at...

This study asks whether Code Louisville, a federally supported sectoral-style training program in computer coding, improves participants’...

This study investigates whether intensive, personalized advising through the EMERGE Fellowship improves selective college outcomes for...

This study examined whether urban greenspace modifies the relationship between ambient temperature and violent crime in Chicago,...

This study asks whether large-scale tuition subsidies increase political participation. Using 16.4 million FAFSA records linked to...

This paper investigates whether U.S. voters registered in two states strategically choose where to vote—favoring swing states or states...

This study investigates whether public investment in community colleges can shift adult learners away from for-profit institutions. Using...

This study explores how climate extremes drive food price spikes and the wider societal risks they pose. Drawing on climatological data,...

This study asked whether different trajectories of addictive screen use—specifically social media, mobile phone, and video game use—were...

This study investigates how abortion restrictions following the 2022 Dobbs decision affected rates of intimate partner violence (IPV)...

This study investigates how teacher attrition and mobility in Michigan shifted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using...

This study examines whether linking electric vehicle (EV) purchase subsidies with scrappage requirements for old gasoline vehicles...

This article examines how lowering the vote threshold to approve local school bonds affects education funding. Using a...

This study investigates whether U.S. police executives’ support for civilian review boards (CRBs) can be influenced by public opinion or...

This policy brief asks why community college to university transfer rates remain persistently low despite extensive policy reforms....

This study investigates whether recycling habits and skills degrade after a temporary pause in recycling services. The authors analyze...

This study investigates whether more frequent property tax reassessments improve tax equity in Philadelphia following the 2013 Actual...

This study investigates whether predictive algorithms used in higher education exhibit racial bias that disadvantages Black students....

This study investigates whether the quality of aid project management affects violent conflict in Africa. Using geo-coded data on all...

This study asks whether long-term economic outcomes are influenced by exposure to peers from wealthier families. Using data from over...

This study asks whether court-mandated school desegregation following Brown v. Board of Education had long-term impacts on White...

This study investigates how household exposure to housing price declines—specifically, negative equity—affected children’s educational...