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 […]

Jesse Rothstein Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of California, Berkeley Title: Demystifying College Costs: How Nudges Can and Can't Help (Joint Work with Elizabeth Linos and Vikash Reddy) Abstract: As college costs continue to rise across the US, governments have quadrupled the amount of financial aid available to students. Yet, the administrative process of […]

Laurence Ralph Professor of Anthropology, Princeton University Title: Global Reckonings with Police Torture Abstract: This talk explores the twinned meanings of both the object and concept referred to as the “black box.” The black box references the name of a torture device used to send electronic currents through a person’s body for the purpose of […]

Jens Ludwig Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy Title: Implementation as Intervention: Management Quality and Policing Outcomes Abstract: