Daddy, Baby; Momma Maybe: Low Income Urban Fathers and the ‘Package Deal’ of Family Life
Book abstract: American families are far more diverse and complex today than they were 50 years ago.
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A Primer on the Economics of Prescription Pharmaceutical Pricing in Health Insurance Markets
The pricing of medical products and services in the U.S. is notoriously complex.
Freedom to Fail: The Keystone of American Federalism
Feeding the Next Generation: Science, Business, and Public Policy
Today, three of ten people on the planet rely on others to grow their food and 900 million remain chronically food insecure.
Let European Technocrats Weave Their Magic
Greece and Italy, desperate after their gridlocked political systems left them mired in debt and crisis, have chosen technocratic economists - Lucas Papademos and Mario Monti, respectively - rather th
Deterring and Compensating Oil-Spill Catastrophes: The Need for Strict and Two-Tier Liability
The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted the glaring weaknesses in the current liability and regulatory regime for oil spills and for environmental catastrophes more broadly.
How to Agree on Emissions Targets at Durban
The parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will meet once again in Durban, South Africa, from 28 November to 9 December.
Arab Awakening, Act 2
Think of the revolutions in the Middle East as Act One in a Five Act play that may not conclude for a generation or more.
Preventing Hunger: Biotechnology is Key
To survive the droughts, wars and other major causes of famine, Africa must embrace technologies that enable it to produce more, better food with less effort. Indeed, without the advances in molecula
Addressing Catastrophic Risks: Disparate Anatomies Require Tailored Therapies
Catastrophic risks differ in terms of their natural or human origins, their possible amplification by human behaviors, and the relationships between those who create the risks and those who suffer the
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