University of Wisconsin–Madison
Economics of Education Review (2026) Authors: Soobin Kim, Michael J. Culbertson, Eric Grodsky, Chandra Muller, John Robert Warren Abstract: We document the role of premarket human capital in explaining racial and ethnic income disparities in labor market outcomes for individuals from their late 20s to mid-50s. Using comprehensive measures of the human capital students possess …
Brookings (2026) Authors: Isabel McMullen and Taylor Odle Abstract: States are increasingly seeking ways to invest in programs that strengthen the workforce and widen the pipeline of those entering college and other career preparation programs. One type of intervention, college advising and coaching, is designed to help students navigate the complex college-going process. Using a statewide advising program …
Frontiers in Education (2026) Authors: Kamila Redd, Kevin Kennedy, Markus Brauer Abstract: Despite attempts to promote inclusion in STEM, disparities in belonging, academic achievement, and experiences of discrimination persist between students of color and their White peers. In alignment with the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation’s (LSAMP) focus to better understand the factors contributing to …
Social Psychology Quarterly (2026) Authors: Chloe Grace Hart, Aliya Saperstein, Shelley J. Correll Abstract: Pronoun sharing has become a common inclusion practice in U.S. schools and workplaces. Drawing on normative discrimination theories, however, we predict that pronoun sharing can lead to negative evaluations of people who share nonconventional pronouns. In a preregistered survey experiment (N = 1,516), …
For many low-income families, the first call for help doesn’t go to the government — it goes to a relative, a neighbor, or a community organization. A new study by IDS affiliate Denia Garcia of UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs suggests that families that have access to these informal supports, or forms of …
New Media and Society (2026) Authors: Sha Luo, Sang Jung Kim, Zening Duan, Kaiping Chen Abstract: Refusal behavior by Large Language Models (LLMs) is increasingly visible in content moderation, yet little is known about how refusals vary by the identity of the user making the request. This study investigates refusal as a sociotechnical outcome through a …
Journal of Interactive Advertising (2026) Authors: Kristen L. Sussman, Lucy Atkinson, Joshua Anderson, Lillie Williamson, Sean Upshaw, and Jean-Louis Ntang Bebe Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is widely used in social media to offer personalized experiences and shape user engagement, but questions persist about AI’s potential. Due to the nascency of the technologies, little understanding …
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction (2026) Authors: Zihan Gao and Jacob Thebault-Spieker Abstract: People are increasingly using Large Language Models (LLMs) for a sense of “localness,” yet their ability to accurately and equitably represent local knowledge remains unexamined. To investigate this, we conducted a large-scale evaluation using a benchmark of over 12,000 question-answer pairs spanning …
Journal of Health Psychology (2026) Authors: Sang Qin, Lindsay Sheehan, Rachel Parson, Yen Chun Tseng, Sai Snigdha Talluri Abstract: African Americans (AAs) who have serious mental illness (SMI) and are overweight face elevated risk for emotional eating, yet the psychosocial predictors of this behavior remain understudied. We analyzed data from 212 AAs with SMI who …
National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 35059 (2026) Authors: Jacob Bastian and Melody Harvey Abstract: Consumer sentiment influences household behavior in important ways, yet we lack causal evidence on whether government policies themselves shape these perceptions. We help fill this gap by studying the expiration of the expanded 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC), which …