We study how the diffusion of illicit synthetic opioids affected the supply of deceased organ donors in the United States after 2012. As fentanyl spread rapidly from east to west, it produced sharp, uneven increases in overdose mortality across states. We first study the arrival of fentanyl as a...

1. Introduction -- 2. The intellectual education of the young Ferdinando Galiani -- 3. Della Moneta (1750-1753) -- 4. Interlude (1754-1759) -- 5. The Parisian decade and the Dialogues (1759 – 1769) -- 6. The last years (1770-1787).

I develop and estimate a life-cycle discrete-choice model of fertility and female labor supply to study the optimal design of a range of child-related policies. First, I examine two German reforms that introduced wage-contingent parental leave payments and expanded access to low-cost public...

I develop and estimate a life-cycle discrete-choice model of fertility and female labor supply to study the optimal design of a range of child-related policies. First, I examine two German reforms that introduced wage-contingent parental leave payments and expanded access to low-cost public...

I develop and estimate a life-cycle discrete-choice model of fertility and female labor supply to study the optimal design of a range of child-related policies. First, I examine two German reforms that introduced wage-contingent parental leave payments and expanded access to low-cost public...

Honesty is perceived as fundamental to societal functioning, motivating education systems worldwide to enforce strict oversight and heavy penalties for dishonest behavior. Yet much academic misconduct remains unexposed, and its broader consequences are further obscured by the sorting of...

Scientific evaluation and peer review govern the allocation of resources and certification of knowledge in science, yet have been subjected to limited causal investigation. This chapter synthesizes randomized experiments embedded in live peer-evaluation systems at journals, conferences, and...