Immigration and the Economic Status of African-American Men
The employment rate of black men, and particularly of low-skilled black men, fell precipitously between 1960 and 2000. At the same time, their incarceration rate rose.
Research
[PS] Return of Industrial Policy
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promotes it as a vehicle for creating high-skill jobs.
Fuel Tax Incidence and Supply Conditions
In this paper, we provide new evidence regarding the pass-through of diesel and gasoline taxes to prices, and how the estimated pass-through depends on a variety of supply conditions including a measu
Consumer Learning and Hybrid Vehicle Adoption
We study the diffusion of hybrid vehicles among consumers.
Review of Politics and the Imagination, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
As Raymond Geuss states in the introduction to his 2008 Philosophy and Real Politics (PP), his book "wishes to suggest the possibility that there might be a viable way of thinking about politics that
How Significant a New START for the U.S. and Russia?
The Obama administration will tout "New START" as a significant step toward the president's vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. Predictably, critics will counter that it requires minimum U.S.
Nuclear Security
The 47 heads of state who will assemble in Washington next week for the world’s first Nuclear Security Summitshould focus like a laser beam on the biggest potential threat to civilization.
Dopamine and Risk Preferences in Different Domains
Individuals differ significantly in their willingness to take risks. Such differences may stem, at least in part, from individual biological (genetic) differences.
How Turkey Manufactured a Coup Plot
On Feb.
A Tea Party for Obama
As a candidate for the White House, Barack Obama benefited from an unprecedented, broad-based, and passionate grass-roots mobilization.
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