The Efficiency-Equity Trade-off in a Federal System: Local Financing of Schools and Student Achievement
Federalism theorists debate the desirability of funding local services from local revenues or inter-governmental grants.
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Racial bias as a multi-stage, multi-actor problem: An analysis of pretrial detention
After arrest, criminal defendants are often detained before trial to mitigate potential risks to public safety.
All Minds on Deck? Assessing Distributed Strategic Capacity in Public-Sector Organizations
Networked governance requires public managers to think and act strategically across organizational boundaries.
Do insurers respond to active purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange
Health insurance markets face continued challenges with high premiums and limited insurer competition.
Irrigation and Climate Change: Long-run Adaptation and its Externalities
As the largest user of global water, irrigated agriculture accounts for 20% of global cropland and 40% of food production.
The Conversation About Ukraine Is Cracking Apart
What government officials are saying in public, and private, is fascinating—and full of contradictions.
What Makes Leadership Development Programs Succeed?
Leadership development is a massive industry. But do these programs actually pay off for the leaders who participate in them?
The Crusade to Ban ESG Makes No Sense
Efforts to prohibit financial institutions from considering environmental, social, and governance criteria reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of free-market capitalism on the part of its self-proc
A Report Card on the War in Ukraine
If year two of the war were a carbon copy of the first, Russia would control almost one-third of Ukraine next February.
Consider these 4 inconvenient questions as the Ukraine war moves forward
Most public discussion this winter reflects a conviction that Ukraine must — and can — win a decisive victory. But what constitutes a win against a country such as Russia?
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