White police officers are substantially more likely than non-white officers to use force and shoot civilians when they are dispatched to minority neighborhoods

Age and High-Growth Entrepreneurship

Only four times in US presidential history has the candidate with fewer popular votes won

Study: Students who went through vocational training enjoyed a wage premium into their thirties

An increase in high-skilled immigrants decreases the share of Republican votes, while an inflow of low-skilled immigrants increases it

Subway system openings reduce particulate pollution by 4 percent in highly polluted city centers

Researchers investigated effect of driving on teenage mortality and risky behaviors such as drug use

Many believed that rise in opioid use was driven by demand for painkillers

There are sizable, long-term returns to investments in means-tested, public preschool programs: Head Start (comprehensive education services to children of low-income families) has generated large boosts in in high school completion, college enrollment and college completion among affected students.

Growth by proximity – Moretti on the effect of high-tech hubs on innovation