The Past as Prologue in Life Extension
Aging research may significantly lengthen human life spans in the foreseeable future. This paper argues that we do not need to wait until this happens to prepare for the dislocations that may result.
Research
Comparing Price and Non-Price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation
Urban water conservation is typically achieved through prescriptive regulations, including the rationing of water for particular uses and requirements for the installation of particular technologies.
Business and Human Rights: Towards Operationalizing the 'Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework
This report recapitulates the key features of the "protect, respect and remedy" framework and outlines the strategic directions of the Special Representative’s work streams to date in operationalizing
Making the Right Choice
Indians are used to seeing their filmstars sell products on TV but, probably for the first time, one of them is trying to sell informed judgement.
Voucher Impacts: Differences between Public and Private Schools
Book Abstract: Since the early 1990s when the nation’s first charter school was opened in Minneapolis, the scope and availability of school-based options to parents has steadily expanded.
Help Wanted in Public Service
A slow fuse is burning under the federal government that threatens to derail the Obama administration's ambitious plans for economic recovery, healthcare reform, financial regulation, and much else.
Composite Measures for Hospital Quality Using Quality-adjusted Life Years
Developing clinically meaningful summary measures of health-care quality is key to inferring quality of care.
An IMF We Can Love?
What a difference the crisis has made for the International Monetary Fund.
The CAPS Prediction System and Stock Market Returns
We analyze the informational content of more than 1.2 million stock picks provided by more than 60,000 individuals from November 1, 2006 to October 31, 2007 on the CAPS open access website created by
Foreword
Book Abstract: Governments around the world can address many of society’s biggest challenges such as the current economic crisis by becoming better at innovating.
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