Highlighted Publications




 

This study asks how the duration and timing of childhood net worth poverty (NWP)—household wealth below 25% of the federal poverty...

The study investigates whether neighborhood incarceration rates predict life expectancy independent of broader social disadvantage. Using...

This study asks whether Medicaid eligibility expansions for pregnant women in the 1980s and 1990s influenced physicians’ practice...

The study asks whether and how Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation for mental health conditions affects veterans’ economic...

This study investigates whether being assigned to teach in one’s home state affects teacher retention. Using unique Teach For America...

The report asks how misinformation and disinformation about climate science shape public understanding and policy responses. To answer...

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...