Domestic violence generates long-term effects on offenders, victims, and other household members. Insight into triggers of family violence can inform policy and improve services aimed at reducing abusive behavior. We investigate potential domestic violence triggers by analyzing unexpected losses...

We present evidence that Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s announcement that he contracted HIV served as a public-health catalyst for rapidly correcting the public’s understanding of who was at risk of infection. Using a novel identification strategy, we present evidence that there was a large...

In 2022, Major League Baseball changed its rules to include the designated hitter position in both the American and National Leagues. Up until that year, designated hitters were only used by American League teams. This rule change creates an environment where half of a major sports league is...

The HIV/AIDS pandemic has caused numerous deaths. One consequence of this is the prevalence of orphanhood. We investigate whether individuals who were orphaned as a child suffer long-term consequences through an underinvestment in social capital. We conduct a lab-in-the-field experiment in rural...