Research Education Economics Social Psychology Health Policy Social Entrepreneurship Environmental Policy Ethics Leadership Racial Justice and Equity National Security Political Science Advocacy Domestic Policy & Politics International and Global Affairs Democracy Social Equity International Development Research and Commentary Facet Area of Focus - Research Christopher J. Ruhm Craig Volden Bala Mulloth Eileen Chou Benjamin Castleman Sarah Turner Edgar O. Olsen Sophie Trawalter Benjamin Converse Christine Mahoney Timothy Wilson Adam Leive James H. Wyckoff William Shobe Charles Holt Daniel W. Player Daphna Bassok Harry Harding Jay Shimshack Jeanine Braithwaite John Pepper Richard Bonnie David Leblang John Holbein Leora Friedberg Molly Lipscomb James Savage Sebastian Tello Trillo Frederick P. Hitz Gabrielle Adams Gerald Warburg Isaac Mbiti Paul S. Martin Raymond C. Scheppach Ruth Gaare Bernheim Andrew S. Pennock Gerald Higginbotham Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi Jennifer Lawless Michele Claibourn Noah Myung Philip Potter Facet People - Research EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness Center for Effective Lawmaking UVA Humanitarian Collaborative National Security Policy Center Facet UVA Partner - Research Published Research The Role of Triple-Helix Collaboration in the Development of Cleantech Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned From the Øresund and Moscow Regions Authors: Bala Mulloth Learn more Published Research Social Psychology Safety in Numbers: Why the Mere Physical Presence of Others Affects Risk‐taking Behaviors Authors: Eileen Chou, Loran F. Nordgren As social mammals, being in a group signals a state of relative security. Risk‐taking behavior in other social mammals formed the basis for our prediction that the mere physical presence of others, absent any social interaction, would create a psychological state of security that, in turn, would promote greater risk‐taking behavior. Learn more Published Research The Effects of Paid Family Leave in California on Labor Market Outcomes Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Charles L. Baum Learn more Published Research Social Psychology Racial Justice and Equity Research and Commentary Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites Authors: Sophie Trawalter, Kelly M. Hoffman, Jordan R. Axt, M. Norman Oliver Black Americans are systematically undertreated for pain relative to white Americans. We examine whether this racial bias is related to false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites (e.g., “black people’s skin is thicker than white people’s skin”). Learn more Published Research Can Changing Economic Factors Explain the Rise in Obesity? Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Charles Courtemanche, Josh Pinkston, George Wehby Learn more Published Research Freshman year financial aid nudges: An experiment to increase FAFSA renewal and college persistence Authors: Benjamin Castleman, Lindsay C. Page In this paper we investigate, through a randomized controlled trial design, the impact of a personalized text messaging intervention designed to encourage college freshmen to refile their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and maintain their financial aid for sophomore year. The intervention produced large and positive effects among freshmen at community colleges where text recipients were almost 14 percentage points more likely to remain continuously enrolled through the Spring of sophomore year. Learn more Published Research The Link Between Income Inequality and Physical Pain Authors: Eileen Chou, Bidhan L. Parmar, Adam D. Galinsky Learn more Published Research Social Entrepreneurship Post-Map-Ask: Towards a More Democratic, Modern Lobbying Process Authors: Christine Mahoney, Lee Drutman Learn more Published Research Economics Social Psychology Economic Insecurity Increases Physical Pain Authors: Eileen Chou, Bidhan L. Parmar, Adam D. Galinsky The past decade has seen a rise in both economic insecurity and frequency of physical pain. The current research reveals a causal connection between these two growing and consequential social trends. Learn more Published Research Congress and Policymaking in the 21st Century Authors: Eric M. Patashnik, Jeff Jenkins Congress is frequently said to be ‘broken’, ‘dysfunctional’, and ‘weak’, but how does the contemporary Congress really work? Does Congress have the capacity to solve major policy problems? Learn more Published Research Environmental Policy Social cost of carbon: Domestic Duty Authors: Art Fraas, Susan Dudley, Ted Gayer, John Graham, Jason F. Shogren, W. Kip Viscusi Learn more Published Research Service Reform and Manufacturing Performance: Evidence from India Authors: Molly Lipscomb, Jens Arnold, Beata Javorcik, Aaditya Mattoo Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Current page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Next page Next ›
Published Research The Role of Triple-Helix Collaboration in the Development of Cleantech Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned From the Øresund and Moscow Regions Authors: Bala Mulloth Learn more
Published Research Social Psychology Safety in Numbers: Why the Mere Physical Presence of Others Affects Risk‐taking Behaviors Authors: Eileen Chou, Loran F. Nordgren As social mammals, being in a group signals a state of relative security. Risk‐taking behavior in other social mammals formed the basis for our prediction that the mere physical presence of others, absent any social interaction, would create a psychological state of security that, in turn, would promote greater risk‐taking behavior. Learn more
Published Research The Effects of Paid Family Leave in California on Labor Market Outcomes Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Charles L. Baum Learn more
Published Research Social Psychology Racial Justice and Equity Research and Commentary Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites Authors: Sophie Trawalter, Kelly M. Hoffman, Jordan R. Axt, M. Norman Oliver Black Americans are systematically undertreated for pain relative to white Americans. We examine whether this racial bias is related to false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites (e.g., “black people’s skin is thicker than white people’s skin”). Learn more
Published Research Can Changing Economic Factors Explain the Rise in Obesity? Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Charles Courtemanche, Josh Pinkston, George Wehby Learn more
Published Research Freshman year financial aid nudges: An experiment to increase FAFSA renewal and college persistence Authors: Benjamin Castleman, Lindsay C. Page In this paper we investigate, through a randomized controlled trial design, the impact of a personalized text messaging intervention designed to encourage college freshmen to refile their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and maintain their financial aid for sophomore year. The intervention produced large and positive effects among freshmen at community colleges where text recipients were almost 14 percentage points more likely to remain continuously enrolled through the Spring of sophomore year. Learn more
Published Research The Link Between Income Inequality and Physical Pain Authors: Eileen Chou, Bidhan L. Parmar, Adam D. Galinsky Learn more
Published Research Social Entrepreneurship Post-Map-Ask: Towards a More Democratic, Modern Lobbying Process Authors: Christine Mahoney, Lee Drutman Learn more
Published Research Economics Social Psychology Economic Insecurity Increases Physical Pain Authors: Eileen Chou, Bidhan L. Parmar, Adam D. Galinsky The past decade has seen a rise in both economic insecurity and frequency of physical pain. The current research reveals a causal connection between these two growing and consequential social trends. Learn more
Published Research Congress and Policymaking in the 21st Century Authors: Eric M. Patashnik, Jeff Jenkins Congress is frequently said to be ‘broken’, ‘dysfunctional’, and ‘weak’, but how does the contemporary Congress really work? Does Congress have the capacity to solve major policy problems? Learn more
Published Research Environmental Policy Social cost of carbon: Domestic Duty Authors: Art Fraas, Susan Dudley, Ted Gayer, John Graham, Jason F. Shogren, W. Kip Viscusi Learn more
Published Research Service Reform and Manufacturing Performance: Evidence from India Authors: Molly Lipscomb, Jens Arnold, Beata Javorcik, Aaditya Mattoo Learn more