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Learn more Published Research Economics Following the Money: EU Funding of Civil Society Groups Authors: Christine Mahoney, Michael Beckstrand The literature on EU integration has long recognized that the European Commission has promoted a pan‐European civil society in order to increase the legitimacy of the supranational institutions. While we know the Commission fosters EU civil society by encouraging their formal and informal participation in the EU policymaking processes and by directly funding them (Mahoney 2004), we have, until now, known very little about just how much money the Commission has been granting EU civil society organizations and to which segments of European civil society. Learn more Published Research Testing game theory in the field: Swedish LUPI lottery games Authors: Eileen Chou, Robert Östling, Joseph Tao-yi Wang, Colin F. Camerer Learn more Published Research Economics The Economics of Food Insecurity in the United States Authors: John Pepper, Craig Gundersen, Brent Kreider Food insecurity is experienced by millions of Americans and has increased dramatically in recent years. Due to its prevalence and many demonstrated negative health consequences, food insecurity is one of the most important nutrition-related public health issues in the U.S. Learn more Published Research Teacher Layoffs: An Empirical Illustration of Seniority v. Measures of Effectiveness Authors: James H. Wyckoff, Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb School districts are confronting difficult choices in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Today, the financial imbalance in many school districts is so large that there may be few alternatives to teacher layoffs. Learn more Published Research Safety Net Under Stress: The Impact of HIV/AIDS in Swaziland Authors: Jeanine Braithwaite World Bank - (draft) Learn more Published Research Economics The Economics of Risky Behaviors Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Cawley J., Thomas G. McGuire, Mark V. Pauly, Pedro Pita Barros (eds.) Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviors. Learn more Published Research Winners love winning and losers love money. Authors: Timothy Wilson, Karim S. Kassam, Carey K. Morewedge, Daniel T. Gilbert Salience and satisfaction are important factors in determining the comparisons that people make. We hypothesized that people make salient comparisons first, and then make satisfying comparisons only if salient comparisons leave them unsatisfied. Learn more Published Research How we feel about the deal Authors: Timothy Wilson, Hallam Movius Recent experimental research suggests that humans are prone to systematic errors when determining how they currently feel, imagining how they will feel about future events, remembering how they have felt about past events, and understanding the preferences that underlie their decisions. In this article, we briefly review three basic assumptions that are called into question by recent findings regarding specific kinds of errors that people are prone to make. We suggest that this line of research has important implications for negotiation theory, research, advice, and practice. Learn more Published Research Labor market aspects of state and local retirement plans: a review of evidence and a blueprint for future research Authors: Leora Friedberg Traditional defined benefit (DB) pension plans remain the overwhelming norm for teachers, policemen and other employees of state and local governments. The incentives for workers with DB pension plans to stay in their jobs shift dramatically over the course of their careers. Learn more Published Research Privatization and the Diffusion of Innovations Authors: Craig Volden, Vanessa Bouché The privatization of government services tends to bring about a more rapid adoption of innovative policies due to the competitive pressures of the market. In federal systems, however, the diffusion of innovations across subnational governments may offset such benefits of privatization. Learn more Published Research Health Policy Breaking Gridlock: The Determinants of Health Policy Change in Congress Authors: Craig Volden, Alan E. Wiseman Scholars have often commented that health policymaking in Congress is mired in political gridlock, that reforms are far more likely to fail than to succeed, and the path forward is unclear. To reach such conclusions, scholars of health politics have tended to analyze individual major reform proposals to determine why they succeeded or failed and what lessons could be drawn for the future. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Current page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Next page Next ›
Published Research Ethics Software Agents, Anticipatory Ethics, and Accountability Authors: Gary E. Marchant, Braden R. Allenby, Joseph R. Herkert (eds) This chapter takes up a case study of the accountability issues around increasingly autonomous computer systems. In this early phase of their development, certain computer systems are being referred to as “software agents” or “autonomous systems” because they operate in a variety of ways that are seemingly independent of human control. Learn more
Published Research Economics Following the Money: EU Funding of Civil Society Groups Authors: Christine Mahoney, Michael Beckstrand The literature on EU integration has long recognized that the European Commission has promoted a pan‐European civil society in order to increase the legitimacy of the supranational institutions. While we know the Commission fosters EU civil society by encouraging their formal and informal participation in the EU policymaking processes and by directly funding them (Mahoney 2004), we have, until now, known very little about just how much money the Commission has been granting EU civil society organizations and to which segments of European civil society. Learn more
Published Research Testing game theory in the field: Swedish LUPI lottery games Authors: Eileen Chou, Robert Östling, Joseph Tao-yi Wang, Colin F. Camerer Learn more
Published Research Economics The Economics of Food Insecurity in the United States Authors: John Pepper, Craig Gundersen, Brent Kreider Food insecurity is experienced by millions of Americans and has increased dramatically in recent years. Due to its prevalence and many demonstrated negative health consequences, food insecurity is one of the most important nutrition-related public health issues in the U.S. Learn more
Published Research Teacher Layoffs: An Empirical Illustration of Seniority v. Measures of Effectiveness Authors: James H. Wyckoff, Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb School districts are confronting difficult choices in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Today, the financial imbalance in many school districts is so large that there may be few alternatives to teacher layoffs. Learn more
Published Research Safety Net Under Stress: The Impact of HIV/AIDS in Swaziland Authors: Jeanine Braithwaite World Bank - (draft) Learn more
Published Research Economics The Economics of Risky Behaviors Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Cawley J., Thomas G. McGuire, Mark V. Pauly, Pedro Pita Barros (eds.) Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviors. Learn more
Published Research Winners love winning and losers love money. Authors: Timothy Wilson, Karim S. Kassam, Carey K. Morewedge, Daniel T. Gilbert Salience and satisfaction are important factors in determining the comparisons that people make. We hypothesized that people make salient comparisons first, and then make satisfying comparisons only if salient comparisons leave them unsatisfied. Learn more
Published Research How we feel about the deal Authors: Timothy Wilson, Hallam Movius Recent experimental research suggests that humans are prone to systematic errors when determining how they currently feel, imagining how they will feel about future events, remembering how they have felt about past events, and understanding the preferences that underlie their decisions. In this article, we briefly review three basic assumptions that are called into question by recent findings regarding specific kinds of errors that people are prone to make. We suggest that this line of research has important implications for negotiation theory, research, advice, and practice. Learn more
Published Research Labor market aspects of state and local retirement plans: a review of evidence and a blueprint for future research Authors: Leora Friedberg Traditional defined benefit (DB) pension plans remain the overwhelming norm for teachers, policemen and other employees of state and local governments. The incentives for workers with DB pension plans to stay in their jobs shift dramatically over the course of their careers. Learn more
Published Research Privatization and the Diffusion of Innovations Authors: Craig Volden, Vanessa Bouché The privatization of government services tends to bring about a more rapid adoption of innovative policies due to the competitive pressures of the market. In federal systems, however, the diffusion of innovations across subnational governments may offset such benefits of privatization. Learn more
Published Research Health Policy Breaking Gridlock: The Determinants of Health Policy Change in Congress Authors: Craig Volden, Alan E. Wiseman Scholars have often commented that health policymaking in Congress is mired in political gridlock, that reforms are far more likely to fail than to succeed, and the path forward is unclear. To reach such conclusions, scholars of health politics have tended to analyze individual major reform proposals to determine why they succeeded or failed and what lessons could be drawn for the future. Learn more