Research

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

Journal Articles

• Police Force Size and Civilian Race
  Aaron Chalfin, Benjamin Hansen, Emily K. Weisburst, and Morgan C. Williams Jr.  ·  American Economic Review: Insights, Vol. 4, No. 2 (2022): 139–158
  Links AER Insights ↗ NBER ↗
  Media New York Times ↗ Washington Post ↗ Vox ↗ Minnesota Star Tribune ↗
• The Nature, Detection, and Avoidance of Harmful Discrimination in Criminal Justice
  Brendan O’Flaherty, Rajiv Sethi, and Morgan C. Williams Jr.  ·  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 43, No. 1 (2024): 289–320
  Links JPAM ↗
• Does Proactive Policing Really Increase Major Crime? A Replication Study of Sullivan & O’Keeffe (Nature Human Behavior, 2017)
  Aaron Chalfin, David Mitre Becerril, and Morgan C. Williams, Jr.  ·  Journal of Comments and Replications in Economics, Vol. 3 (2024): 1–34
  Links JCRE ↗
• The Effects of Compulsory Schooling on Health and Hospitalization over the Life Cycle
  Markus Gehrsitz and Morgan C. Williams, Jr.  ·  American Journal of Health Economics, Accepted.
  Links Working Paper ↗ Online Appendix ↗

Work in Progress

Working Papers

• Gun Violence in Black and White: Evidence from Policy Reform in Missouri
  Morgan C. Williams, Jr.
• Body-Worn Cameras and Policing: Benefits and Costs
  Morgan C. Williams, Jr., Nathan Weil, Elizabeth A. Rasich, Jens Ludwig, Hye Chang, and Sophia Egrari  ·  NBER Working Paper No. 28622 (2021)
  Links NBER ↗
  Media NPR ↗ RAND ↗

Ongoing Projects

• Searching for a Second Chance: Evidence from New York State “Ban-the-Box” Laws
  Jed S. Armstrong, Glenn C. Loury, and Morgan C. Williams, Jr. (2024)
• Do Residency Requirements Improve Policing? Theory and Evidence
  Aaron Chalfin and Morgan C. Williams, Jr. (2024)
• Health Insurance and Recidivism: Evidence from New York State Medicaid Policy
  Sherry Glied, Renata Howland, and Morgan C. Williams, Jr. (2024)
• Underground Gun Markets and Homicide
  Brendan O’Flaherty, Rajiv Sethi, and Morgan C. Williams, Jr. (2024)