In a new piece for WIRED, Amy Lerman weighs in on ‘clean slate’ laws – which keep criminal records from being publicly available – as policies to reduce discrimination against the formerly incarcerated. While these laws have bipartisan support, Lerman’s research demonstrates that “automating record clearance alone is not going to be sufficient to reduce racial disparities in who has a criminal record.” Read more here.
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Nick Tsivanidis develops a quantitative model to estimate the effects of improving public transit infrastructure on city structure and welfare.
