Research Spotlights

New behavioral economics research by Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Emiliano Huet-Vaughn and his coauthors proposes a way to make choosing the right card easier.

A working paper by Paolo Acciari, Facundo Alvaredo, and Salvatore Morelli uses a novel source to shed light on the wealth distribution from 1995 to 2016.​

In this research spotlight, a study by Florencia Torche and Alejandra Abufhele examines whether the benefits of parents’ marital status for children depend on the social context.

In this research spotlight, a study by Hilary W. Hoynes and her colleagues uses large-scale data to determine whether the SNAP program is a cost-effective investment.

In this research spotlight, a paper by Miles Corak focuses on Australia to answer questions of theory, data, and statistics when calculating intergenerational mobility.

In this research spotlight, Salvatore Morelli and his colleagues analyze ways of studying wealth concentration, as well as new findings on the dramatic shifts in the U.K.

In this research spotlight, a study by Deirdre Bloome and her colleagues about a child’s likelihood of winding up on the same income rung as her parents sheds light on countervailing trends.

In this research spotlight, a study by Evelyne Huber, Bilyana Petrova, and John D. Stephens shows how labor can limit the effects of the financial sector.

In this research spotlight, a study by Jaquelyn Jahn and her coauthors looks at how living in an area with high rates of incarceration increases the risk of preterm birth among Black and white women.

In this research spotlight, a study by Bennett Callaghan and his coauthors, Michael Kraus and John Dovidio, examines how voters of different social classes evaluate interpersonal qualities.