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McKee, Lisa Hazijirian, Annelise Orleck The War on Poverty & Struggles for Racial & Economic Justice: Views from the Grassroots Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, Learn more Published Research The push and pull of temptation: The bi-directional influence of temptation on self-control Authors: Eileen Chou, Loran F. Nordgren Learn more Published Research Education Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Care and Education Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Jane Waldfogel This paper critically reviews what we know about the long-term effects of parental leave and early childhood education programs. We find only limited evidence that expansions of parental leave durations improved long-run educational or labor market outcomes of the children whose parents were affected by them, perhaps because benefits are hard to measure or confined to sub-groups, or because leave entitlements were sufficiently long, even before recent extensions, to yield most potential benefits. Learn more Published Research A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving (Fifth Edition) Authors: Eric M. Patashnik, Eugene Bardach, University of California, Berkeley In the Fifth Edition of A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving, Eugene Bardach and new co-author Eric Patashnik draw on more than 40 years of experience teaching students to be effective, accurate, and persuasive policy analysts. This bestselling handbook presents dozens of concrete tips, interesting case studies, and step-by-step strategies that are easily applicable for the budding analyst as well as the seasoned professional. Learn more Published Research Who am I? Beyond "I think, therefore I am." Authors: Timothy Wilson, A. Voorhoeve, E. During, D. Jopling, F. Kamm Can we ever truly answer the question, “Who am I?” Moderated by Alex Voorhoeve (London School of Economics), neuro-philosopher Elie During (University of Paris, Ouest Nanterre), cognitive scientist David Jopling (York University, Canada), social psychologist Timothy Wilson (University of Virginia), and ethicist Frances Kamm (Harvard University) examine the difficulty of achieving genuine self-knowledge and how the pursuit of self-knowledge plays a role in shaping the self. Learn more Published Research Identifying and counteracting temptations Authors: Benjamin Converse, A. Fishbach, K. D. Vohs & R. F. Baumeister (Eds.) Learn more Published Research The Presidential Recordings: Lyndon B. Johnson Authors: Guian A. McKee Learn more Published Research Economics On the Economic Analysis of Regulations at Independent Regulatory Commissions Authors: Art Fraas Learn more Published Research Health Policy Oral Health and the Dental Care Workforce in Southwest Virginia Authors: William Shobe, Tanya Wanchek, Terrence Rephann Learn more Published Research Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change Authors: Timothy Wilson What if there were a magic pill that could make you happier, turn you into a better parent, solve a number of your teenager’s behavior problems, reduce racial prejudice, and close the achievement gap in education? Well, there is no such magic pill-but there is a new scientifically based approach called story editing that can accomplish all of this. Learn more Published Research Education Does Head Start Do Any Lasting Good? Authors: Chloe Gibbs, Jens Ludwig, Douglas Miller, Martha Bailey, Sheldon Danziger Head Start is a federal early childhood intervention designed to reduce disparities in preschool outcomes. The first randomized experimental study of Head Start, the National Head Start Impact Study (NHSIS), found impacts on academic outcomes of .15 to .3 standard deviations measured at the end of the program year, although the estimated impacts were no longer significant when measured at the end of kindergarten or first grade. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Current page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Next page Next ›
Published Research Health Policy Rising educational gradients in mortality: The role of behavioral risk factors Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, David M. Cutler, Fabian Lange, Ellen Meara, Seth Richards-Shubik The long-standing inverse relationship between education and mortality strengthened substantially at the end of the 20th century. This paper examines the reasons for this increase. Learn more
Published Research Economics 'A Wasteful and Dangerous Thing’: Lyndon Johnson and Grassroots Activism Authors: Guian A. McKee, Lisa Hazijirian, Annelise Orleck The War on Poverty & Struggles for Racial & Economic Justice: Views from the Grassroots Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, Learn more
Published Research The push and pull of temptation: The bi-directional influence of temptation on self-control Authors: Eileen Chou, Loran F. Nordgren Learn more
Published Research Education Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Care and Education Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Jane Waldfogel This paper critically reviews what we know about the long-term effects of parental leave and early childhood education programs. We find only limited evidence that expansions of parental leave durations improved long-run educational or labor market outcomes of the children whose parents were affected by them, perhaps because benefits are hard to measure or confined to sub-groups, or because leave entitlements were sufficiently long, even before recent extensions, to yield most potential benefits. Learn more
Published Research A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving (Fifth Edition) Authors: Eric M. Patashnik, Eugene Bardach, University of California, Berkeley In the Fifth Edition of A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving, Eugene Bardach and new co-author Eric Patashnik draw on more than 40 years of experience teaching students to be effective, accurate, and persuasive policy analysts. This bestselling handbook presents dozens of concrete tips, interesting case studies, and step-by-step strategies that are easily applicable for the budding analyst as well as the seasoned professional. Learn more
Published Research Who am I? Beyond "I think, therefore I am." Authors: Timothy Wilson, A. Voorhoeve, E. During, D. Jopling, F. Kamm Can we ever truly answer the question, “Who am I?” Moderated by Alex Voorhoeve (London School of Economics), neuro-philosopher Elie During (University of Paris, Ouest Nanterre), cognitive scientist David Jopling (York University, Canada), social psychologist Timothy Wilson (University of Virginia), and ethicist Frances Kamm (Harvard University) examine the difficulty of achieving genuine self-knowledge and how the pursuit of self-knowledge plays a role in shaping the self. Learn more
Published Research Identifying and counteracting temptations Authors: Benjamin Converse, A. Fishbach, K. D. Vohs & R. F. Baumeister (Eds.) Learn more
Published Research Economics On the Economic Analysis of Regulations at Independent Regulatory Commissions Authors: Art Fraas Learn more
Published Research Health Policy Oral Health and the Dental Care Workforce in Southwest Virginia Authors: William Shobe, Tanya Wanchek, Terrence Rephann Learn more
Published Research Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change Authors: Timothy Wilson What if there were a magic pill that could make you happier, turn you into a better parent, solve a number of your teenager’s behavior problems, reduce racial prejudice, and close the achievement gap in education? Well, there is no such magic pill-but there is a new scientifically based approach called story editing that can accomplish all of this. Learn more
Published Research Education Does Head Start Do Any Lasting Good? Authors: Chloe Gibbs, Jens Ludwig, Douglas Miller, Martha Bailey, Sheldon Danziger Head Start is a federal early childhood intervention designed to reduce disparities in preschool outcomes. The first randomized experimental study of Head Start, the National Head Start Impact Study (NHSIS), found impacts on academic outcomes of .15 to .3 standard deviations measured at the end of the program year, although the estimated impacts were no longer significant when measured at the end of kindergarten or first grade. Learn more