Families in poverty face numerous barriers to establishing stable economic footing. This paper examines the effect of a holistic, individualized wrap-around service intervention on outcomes for low-income individuals. The intervention includes a detailed assessment, an individualized service...

Healthy food choices are a canonical example used to illustrate the importance of time preferences in behavioral economics. However, the literature lacks a direct demonstration that they are well-predicted by incentivized time preference measures. We offer direct evidence by combining a novel,...

Do jobs and income-transfer programs affect crime? The answer depends on why one is asking the question, which shapes what one means by "crime." Many studies focus on understanding why overall crime rates vary across people, places, and time; since 80% of all crimes are property offenses, that's...