Lux et Data: ISPS Blog
Understanding Title IX Noncompliance
Celene Reynolds
Celene Reynolds
November 16, 2015
Despite the fact that Title IX been on the books for over 40 years, we have little information on the number of alleged Title IX violations that occur.
Ben Carson, Beating All Comers
Alan Gerber and Barry Nalebuff
Alan Gerber and Barry Nalebuff
October 30, 2015
Running a pairwise contest between the top 12 Republican candidates.
The Counterintuitive Effects of a Prosocial Online Game: When Good Intentions Go Awry
Gina Roussos
Gina Roussos
October 30, 2015
Without a nuanced understanding of how prosocial gaming influences attitudes, it could end up reinforcing prejudices,
New Haven Focused Deterrence Strategy Associated with Significant Decline in Gun Violence
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
October 21, 2015
A case for bolstering focused deterrence programs in New Haven.
Making the Charitable Sector More Charitable
Jennifer McTiernan
Jennifer McTiernan
September 30, 2015
Reforming the charitable tax deduction so it lives up to its name.
Signaling and Counter-Signaling in the Judicial Hierarchy
Deborah Beim, Alexander V. Hirsch, Jonathan P. Kastellec
Deborah Beim, Alexander V. Hirsch, Jonathan P. Kastellec
September 21, 2015
Examining the hierarchical relationship that exists within the U.S. Courts of Appeals.
Want to Help the Refugees? Teach Migration as Part of IR
Margaret Peters
Margaret Peters
September 10, 2015
Openness to trade, off-shore production, and labor-saving technology have decreased business’s support for open, low-skill immigration.
U.S. Political Dysfunction
Aaron Goldzimer
Aaron Goldzimer
September 3, 2015
To combat political polarization, will it help to let political parties collect more cash?
Data Availability Determines Whether Campaigns Focus On The Middle Or The Base
Eitan Hersh
Eitan Hersh
August 11, 2015
Based on the electorate’s prior behavior, campaigns can anticipate who will vote, but they have poor signals about where voters stand.
The Missing Lesson of Ferguson: Conduct ≠ Contact
Vesla M. Weaver
Vesla M. Weaver
August 11, 2015
Crime distribution by race hasn't changed much, but contact with the law has.
The United States Is No Longer a Climate Laggard
Matto Mildenberger
Matto Mildenberger
July 15, 2015
Unprecedented executive action shows the US is getting serious about climate change.
The Real Story about How Data-Driven Campaigns Target Voters
John Sides
John Sides
July 10, 2015
A Q&A with Eitan Hersh on his new book.
How Much Should New Drugs Be Regulated?
Rebecca McKibbin
Rebecca McKibbin
June 4, 2015
Right to Try Laws are presented as a costless solution; they are not.
The Shooting Disease: Who You Know, Where You Live
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
June 1, 2015
Urban gun violence is not as random as it appears.
What Makes Field Organizers Effective? Being Like the People They Want to Persuade.
Eitan Hersh
Eitan Hersh
June 1, 2015
What the research actually shows about persuading voters.
Retail Consumer Protection as Household Stimulus
Rory Van Loo
Rory Van Loo
May 12, 2015
Consumers could save on their goods purchases with better federal policies.
‘Civilizing’ the Fractured Relationship between Police and Minority Communities
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
April 24, 2015
The question now is - how to restore the relationship between the public and the police?
Myopic Voters and the Samaritan’s Dilemma
Jerome Schafer
Jerome Schafer
April 23, 2015
A small window of opportunity exists to enact federal disaster preparedness programs.
Charging Media for Using Police-Shooting Video May Be the Price of Equal Justice
Vesla Weaver and Briallen Hopper
Vesla Weaver and Briallen Hopper
April 22, 2015
The cost of witnessing and filming police misconduct.
The Long and Polarizing History of the Parental Notification Debate
Jenna Healey
Jenna Healey
March 30, 2015
Bitter partisan rhetoric over a social science experiment undermines the effort to prevent teen pregnancy.