Emissions of greenhouse gases linked with global climate change are affected by diverse aspects of economic activity, including individual…
The article presents a speech by development economist Lant Pritchett
delivered in the Belmont First Ward in Belmont, Massachusetts on…
Individuals tend toward status quo bias: preferring existing options over new ones. There is a countervailing phenomenon: humans naturally…
The Moving to Opportunity (MTO) for Fair Housing demonstration provided an opportunity for low-income renters to move to low-poverty…
Leading social analysts Ruth Milkman, Mohammed A. Bamyeh, Benjamin Barber, William Julius Wilson, Dana Williams, and Deborah B. Gould offer…
Developing countries traditionally experience pass-through of exchange rate changes that is greater and more rapid than high-income…
Why was the Arab World Poised for Revolution? Schooling, Economic Opportunities, and the Arab Spring
What underlying long-term conditions set the stage for the Arab Spring? In recent decades, the Arab region has been characterized by an…
Prior research has demonstrated that the display of agentic behaviors, such as dominance, can produce backlash against female leaders…
The daunting complexity of important financial decisions can lead to procrastination. We evaluate a low-cost intervention that…