A recent research report entitled “Tax Benefits For College Attendance” conducted by Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton investigates how the federal government could streamline the existing federal financial aid system and increase uptake for college tax ... More »
Evidence suggests that Ban the Box policies in high-crime neighborhoods have a positive effect on employment, compared to other high-crime neighborhoods that have not yet implemented the measure. Adopting this measure could impact employment opportunities in h... More »
Employing network theory to understand social and economic interactions is coming into prominence, and these authors want to understand this phenomenon. More »
Participants who received tax filing reminders in both 2014 and 2015 had higher filing rates than individuals who received no reminders, as well as those who only received one in 2014. More »
A new study uses experimental data from a resume audit to determine whether college degrees and internship experience have an impact on job opportunities for recent college graduates. More »
Evidence from a recent field experiment, based on data from Airbnb, demonstrates that racial discrimination persists on modern, online sharing marketplaces. Results indicate that guests with distinctively African-American names were found to be 16 percent less... More »
Evidence suggests that public sector workers in low-income countries have a wage premium relative to their private sector counterparts, despite the fact that they have lower quality governance. Improving the design of public sector personnel policies may have ... More »
A new analysis demonstrates that funding increases make a huge difference in schooling outcomes, especially for students from low-income families. More »
A recent study provides the first quasi-experimental evidence of a link between air pollution and criminal behavior. Researchers estimate the cost of pollution-induced crime and make a case for environmental sustainability policies that consider the impact of ... More »
New research analyzes how hiring decisions made using job assessments versus manager discretion impact employee retention and productivity. More »
Research exposes the significant impact of family networks on labor market dynamics in developing countries. More »
Behavioral interventions aimed at promoting savings may lead to counterproductive consequences. Researchers find that consumers may borrow high-interest debt in favor of preserving low-interest savings. Policies encouraging savings should be coupled with effor... More »