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Trust and Perception: Powerful Factors in Assessing News About War

How Americans absorb news—in this case, news about a war involving Americans—turns out to have a lot to do with what they believe before they hear it.

What Justice Requires for Global Institutions: The WTO and the World Bank

Would People Behave Differently If They Better Understood Social Security? Evidence From a Field Experiment

This paper presents the results of a field experiment in which a random subsample of older workers was given information about key Social Security provisions, while a control group was not.

A Turkish Tragedy

In just about three months, 196 active-duty and retired officers are scheduled to go on trial in Turkey, charged with plotting in 2003 to overthrow the then-newly elected Justice and Development Party

Erdogan's Choice

“Turkish democracy is at a turning point,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced after winning a crucial vote in a referendum to change Turkey’s constitution.

The Problem of the Commons: Still Unsettled After 100 Years

The problem of the commons is more important to our lives and thus more central to economics than a century ago when Katharine Coman led off the first issue of the American Economic Review.

Strong Yuan: Good for Poor Nations?

China’s trade balance is on course for another bumper surplus this year. Meanwhile, concern about the health of the US economic recovery continues to mount.

Deliberative Democracy

Book Abstract: Political and Civic Leadership offers broad coverage of important, of-the-moment topics related to political and civic leadership, including explorations of the personalities and enviro

The Methodology of Positive Policy Analysis

Policy analyses frequently clash. Their disagreements stem from many sources, such as models, empirical estimates, values, who should have standing, and weighting of different criteria.

The Regulation of Consumer Financial Products: An Introductory Essay with Four Case Studies

The recent financial crisis has led many to question how well businesses deliver consumer financial services and how well regulatory institutions address problems in consumer financial markets.