Plain language
Explainers
Pieces written for readers who want an argument laid out plainly. Some draw together several of my papers. Others are about subjects I have never written up formally, but think are worth understanding.
- Private school competition in Chile How does the private share of schooling relate to average achievement across public and private schools? Explore the evidence through interactive charts comparing grades, cohorts, and years of exposure.
- Rent control: the ceiling trap Why the most popular idea in housing policy keeps failing the people it is meant to help.
- The refund bonus How dominant assurance contracts and refund bonuses solve the free-rider problem, and what the experimental evidence shows.