This article reviews the existing field experimentation literature on the prevalence of
discrimination, the consequences of such discrimination, and possible approaches to …

This article discusses the two leading views of history and political institutions. For some
scholars, institutions are mainly products of historical logic, whereas for others, accidents …

We investigate whether the event of women being competitively elected as state legislators
encourages subsequent political participation among women. Using a regression …

Women's increasing participation in science and engineering in the US has leveled off in the
past decade (National Science Foundation, 2017). This trend, which is common to almost all …

Despite the prominence of information in theories of electoral accountability, providing
voters with information often fails to improve politician performance. Using two experiments …

Can voters in clientelist countries be swayed by programmatic promises? Results from a
structural model and a field experiment disseminating candidate policy platforms in …

A one-third quota rule for women in local political leadership seats in India increases the
number of female candidates who later contest seats in state and national legislatures. This …

Does increasing the number of women in career stages that precede high-level positions
affect female representation at the top of the career ladder? State legislature elections …

Recent evaluations have begun to use qualitative data in a manner that helps improve the
quality and relevance of studies through the inferences that are drawn from them, and their …

We study the impact of affirmative action on peer-review behavior. We conduct a real-effort
tournament experiment, in which prizes are awarded according to peer-review evaluation …