In explaining the emergence of new strategic action fields, in which social movements’ and organizations’ logic, rules and strategies are…
On the thirty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA), we describe the enormous changes in the markets for therapies…
Federal debt is on an unsustainable path. Low interest rates mean that we do not need to reduce budget deficits immediately and that we…
We review the evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) is having a large effect on the economy. Across a variety of statistics—including…
Switching from joint to independent taxation of spouses in married couples would reduce marginal tax rates on secondary earners, make the…
This paper offers a broad overview of Black citizenship within the United States, concentrating on the major shifts in Black life that have…
In this essay, I begin with the US case, then turn to the Arab world, and then look at global
trends. All three books touch on the ways in…
Social interactions may explain the large variance in criminal activity across neighborhoods and time. We present direct evidence of social…
We examine the pass-through of wholesale prices to retail prices in the market for E85, which contains 51%–83% ethanol, and in the much…
Following the attacks of 9/11, the United States adopted a policy of torturing suspected terrorists and reinterpreted its legal obligations…