Southern slaveholder households in 1860 lost substantially more wealth by 1870 than comparable Southern households

Medicaid coverage for children has more than paid for itself in the long run

Criminal registration in DNA databases massively reduces the likelihood that criminals re-offend, and increases the probability that offenders are identified if they do re-offend

Father Couglin's radio broadcasts (which blended populist demagoguery, anti-Semitism, and fascist sympathies) reduced Franklin D

"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