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Highlighted Publications


Does Living Close to a Polling Place Make You More Likely to Vote?
Full Citation and Link to Article Bagwe, G., Margitic, J., & Stashko, A. (2025). Polling place location and the costs of voting. Journal...
Sep 24, 2025


Are Republicans Better at Gerrymandering than Democrats?
This paper investigates how partisan control over redistricting influences seat shares in the U.S. House of Representatives. Using...
Sep 23, 2025


Do Plastic Bag Bans Reduce Shoreline Plastic Litter?
This study asks whether plastic bag bans and fees reduce shoreline plastic litter. The authors combine data from 611 U.S. state, county,...
Sep 21, 2025


Can Targeted Funding Formulas Improve Student Academic Performance?
This study examines whether a weighted-student funding pilot in Nevada improved school expenditures and student achievement. Researchers...
Sep 19, 2025


How Does Poverty Affect Educational Outcomes?
This study asks how the duration and timing of childhood net worth poverty (NWP)—household wealth below 25% of the federal poverty...
Sep 17, 2025


Do Higher Neighborhood Incarceration Rates Lower Life Expectancy?
The study investigates whether neighborhood incarceration rates predict life expectancy independent of broader social disadvantage. Using...
Sep 11, 2025


Do Medicaid Expansions Affect Where Doctors Choose to Practice?
This study asks whether Medicaid eligibility expansions for pregnant women in the 1980s and 1990s influenced physicians’ practice...
Sep 9, 2025


How Do Mental Disability Benefits Affect Veterans’ Well-Being?
The study asks whether and how Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation for mental health conditions affects veterans’ economic...
Sep 7, 2025


Does Teaching in Your Home State Increase Teacher Retention?
This study investigates whether being assigned to teach in one’s home state affects teacher retention. Using unique Teach For America...
Sep 5, 2025


How Do Misinformation and Disinformation Shape Public Understanding and Policy Responses to Climate Science?
The report asks how misinformation and disinformation about climate science shape public understanding and policy responses. To answer...
Sep 3, 2025


Why Do the Nordic Countries Have Such Low Income Inequality?
This article asks why Nordic countries maintain much lower income inequality than the U.S. and U.K. Using cross-country comparisons, OECD...
Sep 1, 2025


Does the Massachusetts Medicaid Flexible Services Program Reduce Food and Housing Insecurity, Stress, and Health Care Use?
This study investigated whether the Massachusetts Medicaid Flexible Services Program (FSP) reduced food insecurity, housing insecurity,...
Aug 28, 2025


Does Replacing Student Loans with Need-Based Gift Aid Change College Outcomes for Low-Income Students?
This study asks whether substituting student loans with need-based gift aid alters postsecondary outcomes for low-income students at...
Aug 25, 2025


Does Code Louisville Improve Earnings and Employment Outcomes Compared to Traditional Job Training Programs?
This study asks whether Code Louisville, a federally supported sectoral-style training program in computer coding, improves participants’...
Aug 23, 2025


Does Intensive College Advising Improve Selective College Outcomes for High-Achieving, Low-Income Students?
This study investigates whether intensive, personalized advising through the EMERGE Fellowship improves selective college outcomes for...
Aug 20, 2025


Does Urban Greenspace Reduce the Impact of Hot Weather on Violent Crime Rates?
This study examined whether urban greenspace modifies the relationship between ambient temperature and violent crime in Chicago,...
Aug 17, 2025


Do Tuition-Free College Programs Increase Voter Turnout and Affect Election Outcomes?
This study asks whether large-scale tuition subsidies increase political participation. Using 16.4 million FAFSA records linked to...
Aug 15, 2025


Do Double-Registered Voters Strategically Choose Where to Cast Their Ballot?
This paper investigates whether U.S. voters registered in two states strategically choose where to vote—favoring swing states or states...
Aug 13, 2025


Can Public Investment in Community Colleges Draw Adult Learners Away From For-Profits?
This study investigates whether public investment in community colleges can shift adult learners away from for-profit institutions. Using...
Aug 11, 2025


Do Climate Extremes Trigger Food Price Spikes and Threaten Societal Stability?
This study explores how climate extremes drive food price spikes and the wider societal risks they pose. Drawing on climatological data,...
Aug 8, 2025


Are Addictive Screen Use Patterns Linked to Suicidal Behaviors and Mental Health Problems in U.S. Youth?
This study asked whether different trajectories of addictive screen use—specifically social media, mobile phone, and video game use—were...
Aug 6, 2025


What Is the Impact of Post-Dobbs Abortion Restrictions on Intimate Partner Violence Rates in the U.S.?
This study investigates how abortion restrictions following the 2022 Dobbs decision affected rates of intimate partner violence (IPV)...
Jul 28, 2025


How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Reshape Teacher Attrition and Mobility?
This study investigates how teacher attrition and mobility in Michigan shifted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using...
Jul 25, 2025


Should Electric Vehicle Purchase Subsidies Be Linked With Scrappage Requirements?
This study examines whether linking electric vehicle (EV) purchase subsidies with scrappage requirements for old gasoline vehicles...
Jul 21, 2025
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