Just as gross domestic product (GDP) growth is said to be a good measure of a president’s economic management skills, so the nation’s…
Why was the Arab World Poised for Revolution? Schooling, Economic Opportunities, and the Arab Spring
What underlying long-term conditions set the stage for the Arab Spring? In recent decades, the Arab region has been characterized by an…
It has been difficult to open up the black box of knowledge production. We use unique international
data on the publications, citations,…
The literature that attempts to measure the labor market impact of immigration grew explosively in the past decade. This growth was…
A paradox of American higher education is this: The expectations of leading universities do much to define what secondary schools teach,…
Left- and right-handed individuals have different brain structures, particularly in relation to language processing. Using five data sets…
Book abstract: This timely book brings together a remarkable group of authors who examine the federal role in education policy and reform…