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The Architecture Of A Basic Income, Miranda Perry Fleischer, Daniel Hemel
The Architecture Of A Basic Income, Miranda Perry Fleischer, Daniel Hemel
Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers
The notion of a universal basic income (UBI) has captivated academics, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and ordinary citizens in recent months. Pilot studies of a UBI are underway or in the works on three continents. And prominent voices from across the ideological spectrum have expressed support for a UBI or one of its variants, including libertarian Charles Murray, Facebook cofounder Chris Hughes, labor leader Andy Stern, and—most recently—former President Barack Obama. Although even the most optimistic advocates for a UBI will acknowledge that nationwide implementation lies years away, the design of a basic income will require sustained scholarly attention. This Article seeks …
Imputing Unreported Hate Crimes Using Google Search Data, Dhammika Dharmapala, Aziz Z. Huq
Imputing Unreported Hate Crimes Using Google Search Data, Dhammika Dharmapala, Aziz Z. Huq
Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics
U.S. law requires the Attorney General to collect data hate crime victimization from states and municipalities. But states and localities are under no obligation to cooperate. Data production hence varies considerably across jurisdictions. This Article addresses the ensuing “missing data” problem by imputing unreported hate crimes using Google search rates for racial epithets. As a benchmark, it uses two alternative definitions of which jurisdictions more effectively collect hate crime data: all states that were not part of the erstwhile Confederacy, and states with statutory provisions relating to hate crime reporting. We regress hate crime rates for racially-motivated hate crimes with …