In 2010, the Gulf Coast experienced the largest oil spill, the greatest mobilization of spill response resources, and the first Gulf-wide…
The coherence and effectiveness of engagement with the world’s ‘fragile and conflict- affected states’—beyond ethical imperatives and geo-…
Senior government executives make many decisions, not-infrequently difficult ones. Cognitive limitations and biases preclude individuals…
Senior government executives make many difficult decisions, but research suggests that individual cognitive limitations and the pathologies…
French Minister of War Andre Maginot became famous among military strategists for his fixation on a single route of attack that led to…
The acronym ‘PFM’ stands for Public Financial Management: But what is public financial management? This short note tries to demystify the…
China has ambitious goals for developing and deploying electric vehicles (EV). The stated intention is to “leapfrog” the auto industries of…
It has been proposed that central banks should target Nominal GDP (NGDP), as an alternative to targeting the money supply, exchange rate,…
In 2007 a prominent British alternative-rock band, Radiohead, pre-released its album In
Rainbows online, and asked their fans to "pick-…
Low income high school graduates are less likely to enroll in four-year colleges than their more advantaged peers. When they do enroll,…