We explore how socio-economic background shapes academia, collecting the largest dataset of U.S. academics' backgrounds and research output.

The green economy is at a pivotal moment. Ambitious climate policies at the federal, state and city levels have gone into effect, yet many targets remain unmet. As federal investments begin to ...

However, these effects are stronger among men with a non-European background. Among those with a non-European background who left education in 2012/'13 (i.e. during unfavourable economic conditions), ...