Lux et Data: ISPS Blog
The Least Productive Congress in History?
David Mayhew
David Mayhew
January 2, 2014
How is Congress's productivity being measured?
Papachristos and Meares on Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue
December 23, 2013
The authors look at gun violence as a public health issue
The Individual Mandate and the Elusive Goal of Equal Access to Health Insurance
Martin Hackmann
Martin Hackmann
December 16, 2013
Why the ACA's individual mandate is good for economics and for people's health
How Congress Works (And the ObamaCare Subsidies Lawsuit)
December 12, 2013
The pending Obamacare health exhange lawsuit should be decided within the next week or so
Hacker and Hathaway on Congressional Gridlock & Presidential Power
December 9, 2013
A dysfunctional Congress is not fixed by unchecked presidential power
The Senate and the Nuclear Option
David Mayhew
David Mayhew
November 22, 2013
The Senate’s ruling Democrats pulled the plug on minority obstruction
Common Data Problems
Limor Peer
Limor Peer
November 20, 2013
At the recent Yale Day of Data, researchers spoke about practical challenges they have relating to the data they use in their research.
Is the U.S. “Over-Licensed?” The Case for Reforming America’s Professional Licensing Laws
Gabe Scheffler
Gabe Scheffler
November 11, 2013
29% of American workers today are licensed; an argument to be made for de-regulation.
Encouraging More Female Candidacies by Subsidizing Childcare
Rachel Silbermann
Rachel Silbermann
November 5, 2013
To increase women candidates and diversity, federally subsidize childcare.
Could Federal Sequestration Point the Way Toward Ending Government Shutdowns?
November 4, 2013
Congress could use defaults more frequently
Parental Participation in Public Inner-City Schools: An Unenforced Opportunity and Dilemma
Craig Holloway
Craig Holloway
November 1, 2013
How federal govt can incentivize schools to encourage parental involvement
Crowdfunding for Private Security in Oakland Ignores a Few Key Facts
October 23, 2013
What's the harm of crowdfunded security?
When Due Process Fails: Debt Collection and Civil Contempt
October 22, 2013
Protecting consumers in debt collection
Interpretation and Experimentation as Advocacy at the CFPB
Vivekinan Ashok
Vivekinan Ashok
October 15, 2013
Improving the tools to educate and protect consumers
Time for the Feds to Take Financial Transparency Seriously
Yousef AbuGharbieh
Yousef AbuGharbieh
October 8, 2013
Federal government needs to provide a site where the public can view federal spending
Time to Reckon with Prison Labor
Charles Decker
Charles Decker
October 1, 2013
As monetary restitution becomes a part of the "carceral state," the wages of prison laborers need to be improved
Can Knowing What You Pay Bring Medical Costs Down?
Nicholas Downing
Nicholas Downing
September 24, 2013
Hospital pricing tranparency and keeping costs down
The Imperative to Share Complete Replication Files
Allan Dafoe
Allan Dafoe
September 23, 2013
Scientific knowledge is only as reliable as the empirical analysis on which it is based.
George Zimmerman: A Case Study in Motivated Reasoning
Jamie Luguri
Jamie Luguri
September 17, 2013
The focus should have been on the Florida law
Numbers Alone Won’t Shrink Prisons
Alison Kanosky
Alison Kanosky
September 10, 2013
It’s unlikely that America’s overgrown prison system is going away anytime soon