Journal of Public Economics

People are more willing to save money when offered the chance to win a prize, according to a study from The University of Texas at Dallas.

Sep 08, 2015 in Economics & Business

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Elections and referendums may be decided by the emotional well-being of voters, new research from the University of Warwick suggests. Led by researchers from Warwick's Department of Economics the study suggests that elections ...

Dec 15, 2016 in Social Sciences

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In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court forced California to deal with the massive overcrowding in its prison system. The resulting reform shifted administrative and budgetary responsibility for low-level criminals from the state ...

Aug 11, 2014 in Social Sciences

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It wasn't until 1967 – the peak of the Civil Rights Movement – that an African-American was elected mayor of a large U.S. city. The interracial mayoral races that followed were often heated, involving high voter turnout ...

Dec 16, 2013 in Social Sciences

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Bilingual education programs have a substantial spillover effect on the students they're not designed for, according to a groundbreaking study co-authored by a Michigan State University scholar.

Sep 10, 2013 in Social Sciences

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State supreme court justices who don't face voters are generally more effective than their elected counterparts, according to research led by Princeton University political scientists.

Feb 22, 2013 in Economics & Business

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(Phys.org)—Against the backdrop of a nation obsessed with the debate on taxes, Cornell assistant professor of economics Maxim Troshkin and colleagues have completed a study that could help determine the ideal capital tax ...

Jan 30, 2013 in Economics & Business

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