Commentary: The Best Mankind Has to Give?
In the United States, millions of children are undocumented migrants or have family members who came to the country without authorization.
Research
The Orphan Drug Act at 35: Observations and an Outlook for the Twenty-First Century
On the thirty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA), we describe the enormous changes in the markets for therapies for rare diseases that have emerged over recent decades.
Alan Brinkley: A Life in History
Few American historians of his generation have had as much influence in both the academic and popular realms as Alan Brinkley.
Varieties of Populist Parties
Can parties such as the Swedish Democrats, the Jobbik Movement for a Better Hungary, the UK Independence Party, and the Italian Lega Nord all be classified consistently as part of the same family?
Cost Pass-Through to Higher Ethanol Blends at the Pump: Evidence from Minnesota Gas Station Data
We examine the pass-through of wholesale prices to retail prices in the market for E85, which contains 51%–83% ethanol, and in the much larger market for E10, which contains 10% ethanol.
Understanding Regional Export Growth in China
In this paper, we use disaggregated data on regional trade in China to assess the channels through which the country's exports have surged.
Open Data in North America, Australia and New Zealand
As a publication, The State of Open Data will address the development of the open data movement over the past 10 years from a multitude of perspectives.
The Health Challenges Facing Children on the Move
At the moment, over 65 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes.
Breaking the Ban? The Heterogeneous Impact of US Contestation of the Torture Norm
Following the attacks of 9/11, the United States adopted a policy of torturing suspected terrorists and reinterpreted its legal obligations so that it could argue that this policy was lawful.
The Dissident Ideology Revisited: Populism and Prescience in Voices of Protest
Few American historians of his generation have had as much influence in both the academic and popular realms as Alan Brinkley.
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