Our Working Papers
Dissemination of our work through working papers and other outlets is key to helping families break free of poverty's grasp. Rigorous research gives LEO's work the highest level of credibility; dissemination gives it the highest level of impact.
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What we know about helping college students make it to graduation day
"Comprehensive Approaches to Increasing Student Completion in Higher Education: A Survey of the Landscape"
Rachel Fulcher Dawson, Melissa Kearney, Jim Sullivan
August 27, 2020 -
Self-imposed social distancing largely reduced foot-traffic during pandemic
"Private Precaution and Public Restrictions: What Drives Social Distancing and Industry Foot Traffic in the COVID-19 Era?"
Christopher J. Cronin, William N. Evans
July 13, 2020 -
Nudging high school students to take advantage of college financial aid resources
"The Role of Information in College Scholarship Enrollment: Evidence from a Light-Touch Intervention"
Sarah Kroeger, Annalise Burnett
June 20, 2020 -
Burden of COVID-19 pandemic falls disproportionately on lower-income families
"Understanding Socioeconomic Disparities in Travel Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Rebecca Brough, Matthew Freedman, David C. Phillips
June 01, 2020 -
We know too little about supporting people in community corrections. So LEO's getting involved.
"On Targets for Intervention in Local Criminal Justice Systems"
Shawn Bushway
February 15, 2020 -
Landlords impact housing choices and access to opportunities
"Landlords and Access to Opportunity"
David Phillips, Dionissi Aliprantis, Hal Martin
August 15, 2019 -
How do refugees fare after resettling in the U.S.? Their education and employment outcomes rival those of native-born Americans.
"The Economic and Social Outcomes of Refugees in the United States: Evidence from the ACS"
William Evans, Daniel Fitzgerald
June 15, 2017