Working Papers Education Domestic Policy & Politics Environmental Policy Advocacy Economics Health Policy International Development Political Science Social Psychology Facet Area of Focus - Working Papers Benjamin Castleman Jay Shimshack Craig Volden Edgar O. Olsen Sarah Turner Adam Leive Christopher J. Ruhm Daniel W. Player Daphna Bassok Isaac Mbiti Sophie Trawalter Facet People - Working Papers EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness Center for Effective Lawmaking Facet UVA Partner - Working Papers Working Paper Education Experimental Evidence on Early Intervention: The Impact of Full-day Kindergarten Authors: Chloe R. Gibbs Nearly all school-age children in the United States attend kindergarten, and approximately three-quarters of kindergarten students are in full-day classrooms. While there have been dramatic increases in provision of and participation in full-day kindergarten, there is little evidence on the impact and cost-effectiveness of such programs and policies, particularly as compared to other types of investments in early childhood. Learn more Working Paper Advocacy Can Congress Do Policy Analysis? The Politics of Problem Solving on Capitol Hill Authors: Eric Patashnik, Justin Peck The conventional wisdom is that the U.S. Congress is not well-structured to do policy analysis. According to the received view, Congress’s internal organization is inconsistent with analytical perceptions and definitions of policy issues. Learn more Working Paper Economics Domestic Policy & Politics Alleviating Poverty through Housing Policy Reform Authors: Edgar O. Olsen The purpose of this paper is to describe proposals for reform of low-income housing assistance that will alleviate poverty without increasing public spending. Low-income housing assistance is fertile ground for such reforms. Learn more Working Paper Education College Advising at a National Scale: Experimental Evidence from the CollegePoint initiative Authors: Zach Sullivan, Benjamin Castleman, Eric Bettinger In recognition of the complexity of the college and financial aid application process, and in response to insufficient access to family or school-based counseling among economically-disadvantaged populations, investments at the local, state, and federal level have expanded students’ access to college and financial aid advising. Experimental and quasi-experimental studies of these programs demonstrate that they can generate substantial improvements in the rate at which low-income students enroll and persist in college. Learn more Working Paper Education Nudging at Scale: Experimental Evidence from FAFSA Completion Campaigns Authors: Kelli A. Bird, Benjamin Castleman, Jeffrey T. Denning, Joshua Goodman, Cait Lamberton, Kelly Ochs Rosinger Do nudge interventions that have generated positive impacts at a local level maintain efficacy when scaled state or nationwide? What specific mechanisms explain the positive impacts of promising smaller-scale nudges? We investigate, through two randomized controlled trials, the impact of a national and state-level campaign to encourage students to apply for financial aid for college. Learn more Working Paper Education The Effect of Reduced Student Loan Borrowing on Academic Performance and Default: Evidence from a Loan Counseling Experiment Authors: Andrew Barr, Kelli Bird, Benjamin Castleman Student loan borrowing for higher education has emerged as a top policy concern. Policy makers at the institutional, state, and federal levels have pursued a variety of strategies to inform students about loan origination processes and how much a student has cumulatively borrowed, and to provide students with greater access to loan counseling. Learn more Working Paper Dying to Win? Olympic Gold Medals and Longevity Authors: Adam Leive Contrary to conventional wisdom, winners die over one year earlier than losers Learn more Working Paper Environmental Policy Environment Spillovers: Lessons from Strategic Interactions in Regulation and Product Markets Authors: Jay Shimshack, Mary Evans, Scott Gilpatric We explore enforcement spillovers - when sanctions at one entity influence behavior at other entities. Our model illustrates when spillovers arise from a regulatory channel and when they arise from a channel not previously emphasized: product markets. Learn more Working Paper The Political Economy of Workplace Smoking Bans Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3
Working Paper Education Experimental Evidence on Early Intervention: The Impact of Full-day Kindergarten Authors: Chloe R. Gibbs Nearly all school-age children in the United States attend kindergarten, and approximately three-quarters of kindergarten students are in full-day classrooms. While there have been dramatic increases in provision of and participation in full-day kindergarten, there is little evidence on the impact and cost-effectiveness of such programs and policies, particularly as compared to other types of investments in early childhood. Learn more
Working Paper Advocacy Can Congress Do Policy Analysis? The Politics of Problem Solving on Capitol Hill Authors: Eric Patashnik, Justin Peck The conventional wisdom is that the U.S. Congress is not well-structured to do policy analysis. According to the received view, Congress’s internal organization is inconsistent with analytical perceptions and definitions of policy issues. Learn more
Working Paper Economics Domestic Policy & Politics Alleviating Poverty through Housing Policy Reform Authors: Edgar O. Olsen The purpose of this paper is to describe proposals for reform of low-income housing assistance that will alleviate poverty without increasing public spending. Low-income housing assistance is fertile ground for such reforms. Learn more
Working Paper Education College Advising at a National Scale: Experimental Evidence from the CollegePoint initiative Authors: Zach Sullivan, Benjamin Castleman, Eric Bettinger In recognition of the complexity of the college and financial aid application process, and in response to insufficient access to family or school-based counseling among economically-disadvantaged populations, investments at the local, state, and federal level have expanded students’ access to college and financial aid advising. Experimental and quasi-experimental studies of these programs demonstrate that they can generate substantial improvements in the rate at which low-income students enroll and persist in college. Learn more
Working Paper Education Nudging at Scale: Experimental Evidence from FAFSA Completion Campaigns Authors: Kelli A. Bird, Benjamin Castleman, Jeffrey T. Denning, Joshua Goodman, Cait Lamberton, Kelly Ochs Rosinger Do nudge interventions that have generated positive impacts at a local level maintain efficacy when scaled state or nationwide? What specific mechanisms explain the positive impacts of promising smaller-scale nudges? We investigate, through two randomized controlled trials, the impact of a national and state-level campaign to encourage students to apply for financial aid for college. Learn more
Working Paper Education The Effect of Reduced Student Loan Borrowing on Academic Performance and Default: Evidence from a Loan Counseling Experiment Authors: Andrew Barr, Kelli Bird, Benjamin Castleman Student loan borrowing for higher education has emerged as a top policy concern. Policy makers at the institutional, state, and federal levels have pursued a variety of strategies to inform students about loan origination processes and how much a student has cumulatively borrowed, and to provide students with greater access to loan counseling. Learn more
Working Paper Dying to Win? Olympic Gold Medals and Longevity Authors: Adam Leive Contrary to conventional wisdom, winners die over one year earlier than losers Learn more
Working Paper Environmental Policy Environment Spillovers: Lessons from Strategic Interactions in Regulation and Product Markets Authors: Jay Shimshack, Mary Evans, Scott Gilpatric We explore enforcement spillovers - when sanctions at one entity influence behavior at other entities. Our model illustrates when spillovers arise from a regulatory channel and when they arise from a channel not previously emphasized: product markets. Learn more