American Indian and Alaska Native persons have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic facing three times the likelihood of infection and death than white counterparts. Because they represent a small percentage of the national population, they face existential threat and remain invisible to the public at…
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With every election cycle, political campaigns become more and more reliant on online platforms to target voters. Yet, regulatory measures for campaigns have not kept pace with the rapid development of digital campaigning. The public is largely in the dark about the…
President Biden recently pardoned thousands of people convicted of marijuana-related offenses. Oregon Governor Kate Brown also recently made news when she pardoned tens of thousands of people convicted of marijuana offenses in her state. Both are using their executive powers of clemency to try to address injustices with our…
Particulate matter dramatically lowers life expectancy in India, especially in north India where crop residue burning is a significant contributor to the air pollution burden. We use a randomized controlled trial in the state of Punjab to test the efficacy of conditional cash transfers (i.e., payments for ecosystem services, or…
The Kahneman-Treisman Center is pleased to announce the next session in its new lunchtime seminar series presenting works in progress by Center Affiliates, on Thursday, November 17, at noon with Sugarman Practitioner in Residence Kristine De Jesus.
Recent global health crises have made it imperative to understand disease transmission and economic vulnerability in our increasingly interconnected world. At the same time, new technologies have exponentially raised the volume and complexity of digital data resulting from everyday consumer transactions, physical movement,…
