Much of what we know about the marginal effect of pollution on infant mortality is derived from developed country data. However, given the…
Much research has investigated the association of income inequality with average life expectancy, usually finding negative correlations…
Anti poverty programs "??safety nets" provide poor households with essential help, from cash support to subsidized food and insurance. In…
Outsourcing government service provision to private firms can improve efficiency and reduce rents, but there are risks that non-…
Around the world, there are often contentious debates on whether or not to provide social safety net programs to the poor. Critics often…
An interview with Professor Robert D. Putnam about his new book "Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis."
Urban change involves transformations in the physical appearance and the social
composition of neighborhoods. Yet, the relationship between…
School choice systems aspire to delink residential location and school
assignments by allowing children to apply to schools outside of…
From the late 1960s to the mid-1990s, a number of developments turned out to have profound effects on destitute families in the United…