Faculty & Research Published Research 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 Craig Volden Christopher J. Ruhm 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 Economics Does HUD Overpay for Voucher Units, and Will SAFMRs Reduce the Overpayment? Authors: Edgar O. Olsen One argument for Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) is that they would reduce overpayment for voucher units in low-rent neighborhoods. This article provides a more comprehensive theoretical analysis that leads to the conclusion that the worst voucher units and those in the worst neighborhoods will usually rent for more than the mean market rent of identical units, and the best units in the best neighborhoods will rent for less than this amount. Learn more Working Paper Racial Rent Differences in U.S. Housing Markets Authors: Edgar O. Olsen, Paul E. Carrillo, Dirk W. Early This paper exploits an unusually rich data set to estimate racial differences in the rents paid for identical housing in the same neighborhood in U.S. housing markets and how they vary with neighborhood racial composition. It overcomes the shortcomings of the data used in previous studies. Results suggest that households led by blacks pay more for identical housing in identical neighborhoods than their white counterparts and that this rent gap increases with the fraction of the neighborhood white. Learn more Working Paper Environmental Policy Costly Sanctions and the Treatment of Frequent Violators in Regulatory Settings Authors: Jay Shimshack, Michael B. Ward Regulators typically treat frequent violators more harshly. When does such harsh treatment maximize overall compliance? Learn more Working Paper Education Teacher-Child Racial Match and Parental Engagement in Head Start Authors: Anna Markowitz, Jason Grissom Learn more Working Paper Education Full- Vs. Half- Day Pre-K: Results from Year 1 of a Longitudinal, Multi-Cohort Randomized Control Trial Authors: Allison Atteberry, Vivian Wong Learn more Working Paper Education Measuring the Quality of Teacher-Child Interactions at Scale: The Implications of Using Local Practitioners to Conduct Classroom Observations Authors: Daniel W. Player, Daphna Bassok, Bridget K. Hamre, Virginia E. Vitiello, Amanda P. Williford Learn more Working Paper On the Benefits and Costs of Public Access to Data Used to Support Federal Policy Making Authors: Randall Lutter, David Zorn Over the past few decades, the quality of published scientific research has increasingly come into question. Top academic journals and research organizations have realized that empirical research that cannot be replicated has little credibility. Learn more Working Paper False beliefs are associated with racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations only among White (not among non-White) medical students and residents Authors: Sophie Trawalter, Kelly M. Hoffman, M. Norman Oliver, Jordan Axt Learn more Working Paper Social Psychology Keep the Kids Inside: Juvenile Curfews and Urban Gun Violence Authors: Jennifer L. Doleac, Jillian B. Carr Gun violence is an important problem across the United States. Due to limited data, it has been difficult to convincingly test the impacts of government policies on the quantity and geography of gunfire. This paper uses a new source of data on gunfire incidents, which does not suffer from selective underreporting common in other crime datasets, to measure the effects of juvenile curfews in Washington, DC. Learn more Working Paper Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Response: Evidence from Sales of Emergency Supplies Before and After Hurricanes Authors: Jay Shimshack, Thomas K.M. Beatty, Richard J. Volpe Government information warns households to acquire emergency supplies as hurricanes threaten and directs households to stay off roads after hurricanes make landfall. Do households follow this advice? Learn more Working Paper Spatial Models of Legislative Effectiveness Authors: Craig Volden, Matthew P. Hitt, Alan E. Wiseman Spatial models of policymaking have evolved from the median voter theorem through the inclusion of institutional considerations such as political parties, committees, and various voting and amendment rules. Such models, however, implicitly assume that no policy is more effective than another at solving public policy problems and that all proposers are equally capable of advancing proposals. Learn more 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 Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next ›
Published Research Economics Does HUD Overpay for Voucher Units, and Will SAFMRs Reduce the Overpayment? Authors: Edgar O. Olsen One argument for Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) is that they would reduce overpayment for voucher units in low-rent neighborhoods. This article provides a more comprehensive theoretical analysis that leads to the conclusion that the worst voucher units and those in the worst neighborhoods will usually rent for more than the mean market rent of identical units, and the best units in the best neighborhoods will rent for less than this amount. Learn more
Working Paper Racial Rent Differences in U.S. Housing Markets Authors: Edgar O. Olsen, Paul E. Carrillo, Dirk W. Early This paper exploits an unusually rich data set to estimate racial differences in the rents paid for identical housing in the same neighborhood in U.S. housing markets and how they vary with neighborhood racial composition. It overcomes the shortcomings of the data used in previous studies. Results suggest that households led by blacks pay more for identical housing in identical neighborhoods than their white counterparts and that this rent gap increases with the fraction of the neighborhood white. Learn more
Working Paper Environmental Policy Costly Sanctions and the Treatment of Frequent Violators in Regulatory Settings Authors: Jay Shimshack, Michael B. Ward Regulators typically treat frequent violators more harshly. When does such harsh treatment maximize overall compliance? Learn more
Working Paper Education Teacher-Child Racial Match and Parental Engagement in Head Start Authors: Anna Markowitz, Jason Grissom Learn more
Working Paper Education Full- Vs. Half- Day Pre-K: Results from Year 1 of a Longitudinal, Multi-Cohort Randomized Control Trial Authors: Allison Atteberry, Vivian Wong Learn more
Working Paper Education Measuring the Quality of Teacher-Child Interactions at Scale: The Implications of Using Local Practitioners to Conduct Classroom Observations Authors: Daniel W. Player, Daphna Bassok, Bridget K. Hamre, Virginia E. Vitiello, Amanda P. Williford Learn more
Working Paper On the Benefits and Costs of Public Access to Data Used to Support Federal Policy Making Authors: Randall Lutter, David Zorn Over the past few decades, the quality of published scientific research has increasingly come into question. Top academic journals and research organizations have realized that empirical research that cannot be replicated has little credibility. Learn more
Working Paper False beliefs are associated with racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations only among White (not among non-White) medical students and residents Authors: Sophie Trawalter, Kelly M. Hoffman, M. Norman Oliver, Jordan Axt Learn more
Working Paper Social Psychology Keep the Kids Inside: Juvenile Curfews and Urban Gun Violence Authors: Jennifer L. Doleac, Jillian B. Carr Gun violence is an important problem across the United States. Due to limited data, it has been difficult to convincingly test the impacts of government policies on the quantity and geography of gunfire. This paper uses a new source of data on gunfire incidents, which does not suffer from selective underreporting common in other crime datasets, to measure the effects of juvenile curfews in Washington, DC. Learn more
Working Paper Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Response: Evidence from Sales of Emergency Supplies Before and After Hurricanes Authors: Jay Shimshack, Thomas K.M. Beatty, Richard J. Volpe Government information warns households to acquire emergency supplies as hurricanes threaten and directs households to stay off roads after hurricanes make landfall. Do households follow this advice? Learn more
Working Paper Spatial Models of Legislative Effectiveness Authors: Craig Volden, Matthew P. Hitt, Alan E. Wiseman Spatial models of policymaking have evolved from the median voter theorem through the inclusion of institutional considerations such as political parties, committees, and various voting and amendment rules. Such models, however, implicitly assume that no policy is more effective than another at solving public policy problems and that all proposers are equally capable of advancing proposals. Learn more
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