I study the role of aspirations in economic development drawing on the existing theoretical and empirical literature and provide some new…
There is increasing interest in expanding Medicare health insurance coverage in the U.S., but it is not clear whether the current program…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
The promise of American democracy is at greater risk than at any time since the 1930s. Among the most important factors of America’s…
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When does self-interest influence public opinion on contentious public policies? The bulk of theory in political science suggests that self…
What explains variation in local health services? Comparative scholarship highlights economic factors, electoral competition, and…
Protecting providers from competition is the enemy of efficiency and integrated mobility. It's an issue that New York City's congestion…
The 3rd edition of Women and Men in the Informal Economy estimates that two billion (61 per cent) of the global employed population earn…
“Born into a ‘formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India,’ Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear ‘…
“Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they…