"Early childhood Medicaid eligibility reduces mortality and disability, increases employment, and reduces receipt of disability transfer programs up to 50 years later

Researchers found that extending the length of unemployment insurance had no significant impact on employment

Study: In Alabama, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia, defendants are punished more severely on average as the county share of the Black population increases from 0% until peaking around 30%

Why the United States has the best research universities

Inmates who are assigned to private prisons (which earn money through a per diem for each occupied bed) rather than public prisons end up serving 90 additional days on average

Using data from Florida Highway Patrol (individualized to each officer), researchers show that White drivers are significantly more likely to receive a discount on their speeding tickets than minorities

New study suggests that Facebook may be exacerbating polarization

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in the US massively improved the financial standing of disabled individuals: "Disability allowance reduces the likelihood of bankruptcy by 20 percent…

Study: German immigrants significantly boosted Union Army enlistments through newspapers, social clubs, and public speaking tours

Economists offer some positive news for researchers who rely on lab experiments for their work