Adam Goodman Assistant Professor of History and Latin America and Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago Title: The Deportation Machine Abstract: The Deportation Machine traces the long and troubling history of the US government’s systematic efforts to terrorize and expel immigrants over the past 140 years. In a sweeping and engaging narrative, Adam Goodman examines how […]

Lucy Martin Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Title: Marketing Taxation? Experimental Evidence on Enforcement and Bargaining in Malawian Markets Abstract:  Many developing countries appear stuck in a cycle of low state capacity: insufficient tax revenues limit public goods provision, but citizens will not pay taxes until governance improves. There is […]

Joint with UCLA Movements, Organizations, and Markets Working Group Sandra González-Bailón Associate Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania - Annenberg School of Communication Title: The Spread of Information on Social Media during Contentious Political Events Abstract: Information manipulation is widespread in today’s media environment. Online networks have disrupted the gatekeeping role of traditional media by allowing […]

Karletta Chief Associate Professor of Environmental Science, University of Arizona Title: Risk Perception of Navajo Communities Along the San Juan River Following the Gold King Mine Spill Abstract: On August 5, 2015, 3 million gallons of acid mine drainage was accidently released from the Gold King Mine Spill (GKMS), eventually reaching the San Juan River which […]

Olivier Deschenes Professor of Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara Title: The Private and External Costs of Germany's Nuclear Phase-Out Abstract: Many countries have phased out nuclear power in response to concerns about nuclear waste and the risk of nuclear accidents. This paper examines the shutdown of more than half of the nuclear production capacity […]

Joint with CCPR  Erica Field Professor of Economics and Public Health, Duke University Title: A Signal to End Child Marriage: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh Abstract: Child marriage remains common in many settings even where schooling and labor market opportunities have grown considerably. To explain this phenomenon, we introduce a marriage market signaling model […]