May 2024, Paper: "This paper studies people’s understanding of inflation–their perceived causes, consequences, trade-offs–and the policies…
May 14, 2024, Opinion: "Intentional cooperation between two organizations — BlackRock, a major asset management firm, and national non-…
Spring 2024, Paper: "Several recent encouraging experiments in Indian higher education suggest a plausible aspirational path toward a more…
Scholars and policymakers are still trying to understand what would happen after Tehran acquires a nuclear weapon.
We investigate the origins and implications of zero-sum thinking – the belief
that gains for one individual or group tend to come at the…
May 12, 2024, Opinion: "In recent years companies have removed college-degree requirements from many of their job postings. They’ve done…
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Inland recreational fishing is primarily considered a leisure-driven activity in freshwaters, yet its harvest can contribute to food…
Background: Provider payment reforms (PPRs) have demonstrated mixed results for improving health system efficiency. Since PPRs require…
/publications/strategy-only-partly-illusion-relative-foresight-objective-standard-evaluating-foreign
Foreign policy-makers must grapple with complexity, uncertainty, and subjectivity. As Betts (2000) puts it, these challenges raise the…
May 10, 2024, Opinion: "Stories have been swirling that people around Donald Trump, perhaps including the former president himself, plan to…