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View article: Commercial wind turbines and residential home values: New evidence from the universe of land-based wind projects in the United States
Commercial wind turbines and residential home values: New evidence from the universe of land-based wind projects in the United States Open
We examine the impact of proximity to land-based commercial wind turbines on residential home values in the United States using data on the universe of commercial wind turbines and residential property transactions from 2005 to 2020. Using…
View article: Assessment frequency and equity of the property tax: Latest evidence from Philadelphia
Assessment frequency and equity of the property tax: Latest evidence from Philadelphia Open
Philadelphia's Actual Valuation Initiative adopted in 2013 creates a unique opportunity for us to test whether improved reassessments at short intervals to true market value improve property tax equity. Based on a difference‐in‐differences…
View article: How Did Colleges Disburse Emergency Aid During COVID-19? An Implementation Analysis of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
How Did Colleges Disburse Emergency Aid During COVID-19? An Implementation Analysis of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Open
To address the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress authorized the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF I) in March 2020 with over $6 billion allocated for emergency financial aid. In this paper, we utilize …
View article: Gender Identity, Race, and Ethnicity-based Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care: Evidence from an Audit Correspondence Field Experiment.
Gender Identity, Race, and Ethnicity-based Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care: Evidence from an Audit Correspondence Field Experiment. Open
Racial, ethnic, and gender minorities face mental health disparities. While mental health care can help, minoritized groups could face discriminatory barriers in accessing it. Discrimination may be particularly pronounced in mental health …
View article: The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Healthcare Services
The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Healthcare Services Open
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the rate of mental health disorders, as well as demand for mental health services. It remains unclear, however, the extent to which the pandemic impacted access to mental health services. Using data from an …
View article: Do foster care agencies discriminate against gay couples? evidence from a correspondence study
Do foster care agencies discriminate against gay couples? evidence from a correspondence study Open
There has been considerable recent debate regarding proposed policies that would allow foster care administrators to discriminate on the basis of the sexual orientation of the foster parent. To date, however, we know very little about the …
View article: Infrequent Identity Signals, Multiple Correspondence, and Detection Risks in Audit Correspondence Studies
Infrequent Identity Signals, Multiple Correspondence, and Detection Risks in Audit Correspondence Studies Open
Audit correspondence studies are field experiments that test for discriminatory behavior in active markets. Researchers measure discrimination by comparing how responsive individuals (“audited units”) are to correspondences from different …
View article: Assessment Frequency and Equity of the Real Property Tax: Latest Evidence from Philadelphia
Assessment Frequency and Equity of the Real Property Tax: Latest Evidence from Philadelphia Open
Philadelphia's Actual Value Initiative, adopted in 2013, creates a unique opportunity for us to test whether reassessments at short intervals to true market value and taxing by such values improve equity.Based on a difference-in-difference…
View article: Infrequent Identity Signals and Detection Risks in Audit Correspondence Studies
Infrequent Identity Signals and Detection Risks in Audit Correspondence Studies Open
Audit correspondence studies are field experiments that test for discriminatory behavior in active markets. Researchers measure discrimination by comparing how responsive individuals ("audited units") are to correspondences from different …
View article: Infrequent Identity Signals and Detection Risks in Audit Correspondence Studies
Infrequent Identity Signals and Detection Risks in Audit Correspondence Studies Open
Audit correspondence studies are field experiments that test for discriminatory behavior in active markets.Researchers measure discrimination by comparing how responsive individuals ("audited units") are to correspondences from different t…
View article: Gender Identity, Race, and Ethnicity-based Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care: Evidence from an Audit Correspondence Field Experiment
Gender Identity, Race, and Ethnicity-based Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care: Evidence from an Audit Correspondence Field Experiment Open
A broad body of interdisciplinary research establishes that transgender and non-binary individuals face discrimination across many contexts, including healthcare.Simultaneously, transgender individuals face various mental health disparitie…
View article: Gender Identity, Race, and Ethnicity Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care: Preliminary Evidence from a Multi-Wave Audit Field Experiment
Gender Identity, Race, and Ethnicity Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care: Preliminary Evidence from a Multi-Wave Audit Field Experiment Open
A broad body of interdisciplinary research establishes that transgender and non-binary individuals face discrimination across many contexts, including healthcare. Simultaneously, transgender individuals face various mental health dispariti…
View article: Do Foster Care Agencies Discriminate Against Gay Couples? Evidence from a Correspondence Study
Do Foster Care Agencies Discriminate Against Gay Couples? Evidence from a Correspondence Study Open
There has been considerable recent debate regarding proposed policies that would allow foster care administrators to discriminate on the basis of the sexual orientation of the foster parent. To date, however, we know very little about the …
View article: Rental Market Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples: Evidence from an Email Correspondence Audit
Rental Market Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples: Evidence from an Email Correspondence Audit Open
I present the results of a randomized pair-email correspondence audit of 6,490 property owners in 94 U.S. cities to provide a nationally-representative estimate of the level of discrimination that same-sex couples experience when inquiring…