Background: Maternal mortality remains a challenge in global health, with well-known disparities across countries. However, less is known…
May 2024, Paper: "Are developing-world cities engines of opportunities for low-wage earners? In this study, we track a cohort of young low-…
May 16, 2024, Paper: "The decreasing cost of electricity worldwide from wind and solar energy, as well as that of end-use technologies such…
May 15, 2024, Video: "Inflation cooled somewhat in April, according to new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The consumer price…
May 2024, Paper: "This paper studies people’s understanding of inflation–their perceived causes, consequences, trade-offs–and the policies…
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 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.
Background: Provider payment reforms (PPRs) have demonstrated mixed results for improving health system efficiency. Since PPRs require…