And Now, Battles with Hardly Any Rules
Defense secretary Leon Panetta recently announced a new Pentagon strategy: fewer troops, and a 30 percent increase in the US fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), such as Predator drones.
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Female Leadership Raises Aspirations and Educational Attainment for Girls: A Policy Experiment in India
Exploiting a randomized natural experiment in India, we show that female leadership influences adolescent girls' career aspirations and educational attainment.
India’s Strategic Importance to the US
We have grown accustomed to think of foreign policy as a series of unending crises in this complex time.
The Little Economy That Could
All right, confess: If you've heard of Mauritius at all, it's probably because you know it as the former home of the dodo bird.
Comment on On Estimating Elasticities of Substitution
Comment: On Estimating Elasticities of Substitution
The literature that attempts to measure the labor market impact of immigration grew explosively in the past decade. This growth was accompanied by a noticeable methodological shift.
Politics as a Male Domain and Empowerment in India
The introduction of electoral gender quotas in diverse contexts around the globe has attracted a great deal of scholarly and political interest.
The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians
It has been difficult to open up the black box of knowledge production.
Rethinking Religion and World Affairs
In recent years, the role of religion in the study and conduct of international affairs has become increasingly important.
Climate Policy: Hard Problem, Soft Thinking
Climate change is more uncertain, more global, and more long-term than most issues facing humanity.
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