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Smarter Laws, Better Bureaucrats

This article examines past research about reforming public sector management and encourages adopting a new form of accountability: one based on desired outcomes instead of limited and prescriptive inp

Federal Budget Policy with an Aging Population and Persistently Low Interest Rates

Some observers have argued that the projections for high and rising debt pose a grave threat to the country's economic future and give the government less fiscal space to respond to recessions or othe

Are Black-White Mortality Rates Converging?

Trump and Populist-Authoritarian Parties: The Silent Revolution in Reverse

Growing up taking survival for granted makes people more open to new ideas and more tolerant of outgroups.

The Informal Economy in Arab Nations: A Comparative Perspective

The Arab NGO Network on Development (ANND) launched the third issue of the Arab Watch on Economic and Social Rights, with a focus on the question of Informal Labor.

Europe and Travel Control in an Era of Global Politics: The Case of France in the Long 1960s

This chapter analyzes the movement of people to and in Europe through the historical lens of “travel control”.

Health Policy Trials

The article focuses on health policy regarding the clinical trials which are commonly associated with drugs and devices with the degree of cost sharing borne by the patient or the scope of covered ser

The Balkans: A Cold War Mystery

Positioned on the fault line between two competing Cold War ideological and military alliances, and entangled in ethnic, cultural and religious diversity, the Balkan region offers a particularly inter

The Evolution of Environmental Economics: A View from the Inside

This essay provides one economist’s perspective on the two-decade evolution of the field of environmental economics, by tracing it through personal reflections on the professional path that has led to

Helping the President Manage the Federal Science and Technology Enterprise