Research
Does US Need Another Imperial President Like Lyndon Johnson?
Were cozy ties between Texas legislators and Halliburton’s corporate predecessor Brown and Root responsible for the passage of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act?
Election Season Requires Listening, Not Just Talking
The campaign has really, honestly, finally started between President Obama and Mitt Romney.
Global Recession and the Informal Economy: Evidence from Latin America and Beyond
Book abstract: When the 2008 housing market bubble burst in the United States, a financial crisis rippled from the epi-center in the United States across borders into economies both near and far, caus
How Close Is Iran to Exploding Its First Nuclear Bomb?
Over the past decade Iran has been cautiously, but steadily, putting in place all the elements it needs to construct a nuclear weapon in short order. But as James R.
Post-Durban Climate Policy Architecture Based on Linkage of Cap-and-Trade Systems
The outcome of the December 2011 United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa, provides an important new opportunity to move toward an international climate policy architecture that is
Following through on Good Intentions: The Power of Planning Prompts
We study whether prompts to form and recall a plan can increase individuals’ responsiveness to reminders to make and attend beneficial appointments.
The Dynamics of Nestedness Predicts the Evolution of Industrial Ecosystems
Decades of research in ecology have shown that nestedness is a ubiquitous characteristic of both, biological and economic ecosystems. The dynamics of nestedness, however, have rarely been observed.
Two Challenges That College Graduates Will Inherit
My family and I spent Monday at Boston College celebrating the graduation of our youngest daughter.
The ‘Joplin Effect’
On the first anniversary of the devastating tornado that touched ground here, the nation focused on this small city of 50,000 and its stories of resiliency and resourcefulness.
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