Does deliberation produce any lasting effects? “America in One Room” was a national field experiment which more than 500 randomly selected registered voters were brought from all over the country to deliberate on five major issues facing country. A pre-post control group also surveyed same questions after weekend and about year later. There significant differences voting intention actual behavior later among deliberators compared group. This article accounts for these by showing how...

The theory and practice of what has come to be called “deliberative democracy” have been revived for the modern era with a focus on deliberative microcosms selected through random sampling or “sortition.” But might it possible spread some benefits deliberation beyond mini-publics broader society? Can technology assist scaling an organized process? In particular, would those who experience such process become more voters? Would their considered judgments from influence voting? We draw larger...

We study the mental health of graduate students at eight top-ranked economics PhD programs in United States using clinically validated surveys. find that 24.8 percent experience moderate or severe symptoms depression anxiety—more than two times population average. Though our response rate was 45.1 and sample selection concerns exist, conservative lower bounds nonetheless suggest higher prevalence rates such general population. Mental issues are especially prevalent end program: 36.7 years 6+...

Female workers earn $0.89 for each male-worker dollar even in a unionized workplace, where tasks, wages, and promotion schedules are identical men women by design. Using administrative time-card data on bus train operators, we show that this earnings gap can be explained female operators taking fewer hours of overtime more unpaid time off than male operators. especially those with dependents, pursue schedule conventionality, predictability, controllability While reducing limit the gap, it...

Most U.S. government spending on highways and bridges is done through “scaling” procurement auctions, in which private construction firms submit unit price bids for each piece of material required to complete a project. Using data bridge maintenance projects undertaken by the Massachusetts Department Transportation (MassDOT), we present evidence that firm bidding behavior this context consistent with optimal skewing under risk aversion: limit their exposure placing lower items greater...

Importance State abortion policies may influence the practice locations of obstetricians and gynecologists (OBGYNs), having potentially significant implications for access to quality reproductive health care. Objective To explore changes in OBGYN from before after Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization US Supreme Court decision June 2022. Design, Setting, Participants National Plan & Provider Enumeration System data files were used a descriptive cohort study assessing...

Abstract Using administrative criminal records from Texas, we show how high temperatures affect the decision-making of police officers, prosecutors, and judges. We find that reduce number arrests made per reported crime on hottest days these are more likely to be dismissed in court. For temperature day they announce charges does not appear nature severity charges. Judges, however, dismiss fewer cases, issue longer prison sentences, levy higher fines when ruling hot days. Our results suggest...

Objective We provide a step-by-step guide for developing, administering, evaluating, and acting on survey-based study of graduate student mental health.Methods: Blueprint focuses forging student-faculty collaboration is based Harvard University's Graduate Student Mental Health Initiative (GSMHI). The survey tool we use includes validated screening instruments depression, anxiety, imposter phenomenon, self-esteem, alcohol consumption, exercise sleep habits, loneliness. It also environmental...

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I use regression discontinuity analysis to measure the effect of one Affordable Housing Goals, Underserved Areas Goal (UAG), on number whole single‐family mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) in undeserved census tracts for 1996–2002. Focusing additionally that became UAG‐eligible 2005–2006, UAG during peak years subprime market. The results suggest a small challenge view goals caused GSEs supply substantially more credit high‐risk borrowers than they otherwise would have...

Using a network approach to characterize the evolution of federal funds market during Great Recession and financial crisis 2007-2008, we document that many small lenders began reducing their lending larger institutions in core starting mid-2007. But an abrupt change occurred fall 2008, when left en masse those remained lent smaller amounts, less frequently. We then test whether changes patterns within key components were associated with increases counterparty liquidity risk banks make up...

Using administrative criminal records from Texas, we show how high temperatures affect the decision-making of police officers, prosecutors, and judges. We find that reduce number arrests made per reported crime on hottest days these are more likely to be dismissed in court. For temperature day they announce charges does not appear nature severity charges. Judges, however, dismiss fewer cases, issue longer prison sentences, levy higher fines when ruling hot days. Our results suggest...

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The U.S. mortgage crisis that began in 2007 generated questions about the role played by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), its causes. Some have claimed Affordable Housing Goals (AHGs), introduced Congress through GSE Act of 1992, resulting purchases single-family mortgages GSEs made to meet those goals, drove lending high-risk borrowers. Using regression discontinuity analysis, I measure effect one Underserved Areas Goal (UAG), on number whole purchased...

Using a network approach to characterize the evolution of federal funds market during Great Recession and financial crisis 2007-2008, we document that many small lenders began reducing their lending larger institutions in core starting mid-2007. But an abrupt change occurred fall 2008, when left en masse those remained lent smaller amounts, less frequently. We then test whether changes patterns within key components were associated with increases counterparty liquidity risk banks make up...