Showing high-achieving college applicants past admissions outcomes increases undermatching
More than 40% of US high school students have access to Naviance, a proprietary tool designed to guide college search and application decisions.
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A More Perfect Union: Meaning in the Preamble of the United States Constitution
The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America contains language that is incredibly meaningful to some, misunderstood by many, and in need of periodic revisitation for all.
Mexico City Digital Agency for Public Innovation
"When we talk about innovation and citizens’ rights in Mexico City, we’re talking about using cutting-edge technology to bring education, connectivity, and security closer to everyday life while foste
Community influence on microfinance loan defaults under crisis conditions: Evidence from Indian demonetization
Research Summary The microfinance “group lending” approach has achieved widespread success in promoting high rates of repayment, and thus the viability of financial access, in very low-income environm
Ash Carter’s Lessons from ISIS for Israel’s Campaign Against Hamas
Our colleague and friend Ash Carter left us one year ago this week.
China's Great Leap Backward
China’s ongoing economic slowdown is partly the result of its failure to implement crucial structural reforms that would have enabled it to escape the middle-income trap.
America Is a Root Cause of Israel and Palestine’s Latest War
How 30 years of U.S. policy ended in disaster.
The Path to AI Arms Control
Today, as the world confronts the unique challenges posed by another unprecedented and in some ways even more terrifying technology—artificial intelligence—it is not surprising that many have been loo
Great Dilution: The Global Impact of the US Inflation Shock on Sovereign Debt
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.
Israel Could Win This Gaza Battle and Lose the War
An all-out effort is again underway to maintain an unsustainable regional status quo.
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