Europeans brought an appreciation of social welfare programs that still resonates
Smartphone data reveals that wait times at the polls are much longer for black people
Estimates are based on smartphone data and precinct-level 2016 vote results
In an election year, that’s bad news for organizations like the American Red Cross
Make the influence industry more competitive, a theoretical study suggests
But the “persistence gap” in seeking elective office narrows with experience
They do, but only when facing a competitive election contest
When an unloved cause or political adversary is attached to a nudge, the method itself becomes suspect
Companies are surprised: Opportunities to reduce CO2 are more plentiful than expected
Sixty years of data suggest retirement obligations rise after Democrats scrape into office
Caribbean plantation owners, faced with slavery’s end, enacted legal barriers to employment elsewhere
Researchers take on the difficult job of isolating for-profit prisons from a host of other factors
Using voting records from a unique transition in the 19th-century Caribbean, Christian Dippel examines the embrace of self-interest by new legislators
A practical guide to enlisting, mobilizing and continually engaging like-minded people
A field experiment using public donation data indicates peer pressure matters