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.
Research
Two Challenges That College Graduates Will Inherit
My family and I spent Monday at Boston College celebrating the graduation of our youngest daughter.
Empirical Confirmation of Creative Destruction from World Trade Data
We show that world trade network datasets contain empirical evidence that the dynamics of innovation in the world economy follows indeed the concept of creative destruction, as proposed by J.A.
Europe's Other Challenge: Immigration
In the same way that the fiscal crisis is pitting northern and central Europe against southern Europe, the refugee challenge is making similar distinctions.
Social Class and (Un)ethical Behavior: Evidence from a Large Population Sample
Please see RWP13-004 for the latest version of this working paper.
Financial Mergers and Their Consequences
Please see the updated version of this paper, RWP13-019.
Israel’s Undersea Gas Bonanza May Spur Mideastern Strife
Egypt’s decision last month to stop selling natural gas to Israel could be a harbinger of increasingly confrontational Egyptian-Israeli relations, an indication of a worsening Egyptian economy, or bot
Anchoring NATO with Leadership
The long-term need for stronger political leadership is NATO's most important challenge.
How to Avoid a War With Iran
Observers would be forgiven for dismissing negotiations over Iran's nuclear program as Kabuki theater. Despite years of on-again, off-again efforts, after all, fears of war continue to simmer.
More Women are Needed in Congress
Political strategists say that women are critical to the Democrats’ strategy for retaining control of the Senate.
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