Highlighted Publications




 

This study investigates how much a child’s birth location causally affects birth weight and early-life health. Using 30 years of...

This study investigates who is referred to the juvenile justice system for school-based offenses and what academic and behavioral effects...

This study investigates whether the 2002 Bush steel tariffs protected steel industry jobs or harmed employment in steel-consuming...

This study asks whether the introduction of television reduced labor supply by increasing the value of leisure. Using Social Security...

This study examines how gender wage gaps have changed across the life cycle and birth cohorts in the U.S. Using 1961–2019 Current...

This study evaluates how effective behavioral interventions—such as reminders, simplification, and personalization—are at increasing the...

This study examines whether converting local government services into not-for-profit corporations improves service performance. Using...

This study asks whether issuing winter weather advisories earlier helps reduce vehicle crashes. Using county-date data from 11 U.S....

This study examines whether DEA crackdowns on rogue opioid-prescribing doctors reduce prescription opioid use and affect overdose...

This study examines whether adding a citizenship question to the decennial census reduces survey response rates, especially among...

This study investigates whether residential racial segregation causally increases homicide victimization among non-white Americans. Using...

This study investigates whether human-centered text message reminders can improve compliance with mandatory interviews and increase SNAP...

The study examines how worker voice, through board representation, impacts productivity, job stability, and job quality. Using a...

This study investigates how pollution-induced migration affects productivity in China, focusing on whether skilled workers...

This study examines whether schools can foster civic virtues through student-led, democratically chosen projects. Using a randomized...

This study investigates whether high school career guidance programs and student financial aid impact long-term educational and income...

This study examines whether the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 improved police treatment of African Americans by analyzing FBI Uniform...

The study investigates why the health and human capital of Americans declined after 1947. Using data on wages, educational attainment,...

This study investigates the barriers preventing eligible individuals from taking up social benefits. Using two nationwide experiments in...

This study examines whether skills deteriorate during unemployment and contribute to declining reemployment wages. Using panel data from...

The research examines how racial residential segregation influences economic and social disparities in the United States. Using a...

This study examines consumer demand for firearms, focusing on price sensitivity and substitution patterns across gun types. Using a...

The research investigates whether natural disasters reduce public attention to politics, enabling legislators to favor special-interest...

The research examines how delays in mental health treatment impact long-term mortality, particularly among veterans experiencing mental...