Local elected officials' receptivity to refugee resettlement in the United States.

Local leaders possess significant and growing authority over refugee resettlement, yet we know little about their attitudes toward refugees. In this article, we use a conjoint experiment to evaluate how the attributes of hypothetical refugee groups influence local policymaker receptivity toward refugee resettlement. We sample from a national panel of current local elected officials, who represent a broad range of urban and rural communities across the United States.

The effect of images of Michelle Obama's face on trick-or-treaters' dietary choices: A randomized control trial.

Objective: To evaluate the microfoundations of a personality-inspired public health campaign's influence on minors.

Design: Multi-year randomized control trial.

Setting: Economics professor's front porch in New Haven, CT.