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Learn more Published Research Environmental Policy Rethinking Environmental Federalism in a Warming World Authors: William Shobe Climate change policy analysis has focused almost exclusively on national policy and even on harmonizing climate policies across countries, implicitly assuming that the harmonization of climate policies at the subnational level would be mandated or guaranteed. We argue that the design and implementation of climate policy in a federal union will diverge in important ways from policy design in a unitary government. Learn more Published Research Advocacy Racial Bias in Perceptions of Others’ Pain Authors: Sophie Trawalter, Kelly M. Hoffman, Adam Waytz The present work provides evidence that people assume a priori that Blacks feel less pain than do Whites. It also demonstrates that this bias is rooted in perceptions of status and the privilege (or hardship) status confers, not race per se. Archival data from the National Football League injury reports reveal that, relative to injured White players, injured Black players are deemed more likely to play in a subsequent game, possibly because people assume they feel less pain. Learn more Published Research National Security Nonprofileration Policy Crossroads Authors: Gerald Warburg On October 1, 2008, Congress enacted a proposal that originated with President George W. Bush in 2005 to approve an unprecedented nuclear trade pact with India by removing a central pillar of US nonproliferation policy. Despite the numerous political challenges confronting the Bush administration, the initiative won strong bipartisan support, including votes from Democratic Senators Joseph Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. Learn more Published Research Economics Geographic Price Variation, Housing Assistance, and Poverty Authors: Edgar O. Olsen, Dirk W. Early, Philip N. Jefferson (ed) Two important shortcomings of the official measure of poverty are its failure to account for noncash benefits (including the benefits of low-income housing programs) when calculating resources and differences in the cost-of-living across geographic areas when setting poverty thresholds. Alternative estimates of poverty rates that account for the variation in the cost-of-living across areas when setting thresholds and the value of rental housing subsidies when measuring household resources have been produced. Learn more Published Research Learning from Each Other: Social Protection and Labor and the Global South. Authors: Jeanine Braithwaite Learn more Published Research Swaziland: Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty Authors: Jeanine Braithwaite World Bank Learn more Published Research Social Psychology Investing in Karma: When Wanting Promotes Helping Authors: Benjamin Converse, A., Risen, J. L., & Carter, T. J. People often face outcomes of important events that are beyond their personal control, such as when they wait for an acceptance letter, job offer, or medical test results. We suggest that when wanting and uncertainty are high and personal control is lacking, people may be more likely to help others, as if they can encourage fate’s favor by doing good deeds proactively. Learn more Published Research Health Policy Fetal and Early Childhood Undernutrition, Mortality and Lifelong Health Authors: Chessa Lutter Learn more Published Research Economics Efficient Pollution Regulation: Getting the Prices Right: Comment Authors: Art Fraas Learn more Published Research American Visions of the Future of U.S.-China Relations: Competition, Cooperation, and Conflict Authors: Harry Harding, David Shambaugh (ed.) Learn more Published Research Time Off with Baby: The Case for Paid Care Leave Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Zigler Edward, Susan Muenchow About the book, T. Berry Brazelton, MD writes: “This is a long overdue book and I am proud to recommend it. We have been so fortunate to have had Ed Zigler lead us in obtaining the little bit of parental leave we have been able to get. It is so critical to provide the time in early infancy for mothers (as well as fathers) to learn about their babies as they make their attachments to their newborns and infants. Paid care leave will make this valuable time available to the underprivileged poor as well as the rich. This book should lead the way.” Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Current page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Next page Next ›
Published Research Policy Diffusion: Seven Lessons for Scholars and Practitioners Authors: Craig Volden The scholarship on policy diffusion in political science and public administration is extensive. This article provides an introduction to that literature for scholars, students, and practitioners. It offers seven lessons derived from that litereature, build from numerous empirical studies an applied to contemporary policy debates. Based on these seven lessons, the authors offer guidance to policy makers and present opportunities for future research to students and scholars of policy diffusion. Learn more
Published Research Environmental Policy Rethinking Environmental Federalism in a Warming World Authors: William Shobe Climate change policy analysis has focused almost exclusively on national policy and even on harmonizing climate policies across countries, implicitly assuming that the harmonization of climate policies at the subnational level would be mandated or guaranteed. We argue that the design and implementation of climate policy in a federal union will diverge in important ways from policy design in a unitary government. Learn more
Published Research Advocacy Racial Bias in Perceptions of Others’ Pain Authors: Sophie Trawalter, Kelly M. Hoffman, Adam Waytz The present work provides evidence that people assume a priori that Blacks feel less pain than do Whites. It also demonstrates that this bias is rooted in perceptions of status and the privilege (or hardship) status confers, not race per se. Archival data from the National Football League injury reports reveal that, relative to injured White players, injured Black players are deemed more likely to play in a subsequent game, possibly because people assume they feel less pain. Learn more
Published Research National Security Nonprofileration Policy Crossroads Authors: Gerald Warburg On October 1, 2008, Congress enacted a proposal that originated with President George W. Bush in 2005 to approve an unprecedented nuclear trade pact with India by removing a central pillar of US nonproliferation policy. Despite the numerous political challenges confronting the Bush administration, the initiative won strong bipartisan support, including votes from Democratic Senators Joseph Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. Learn more
Published Research Economics Geographic Price Variation, Housing Assistance, and Poverty Authors: Edgar O. Olsen, Dirk W. Early, Philip N. Jefferson (ed) Two important shortcomings of the official measure of poverty are its failure to account for noncash benefits (including the benefits of low-income housing programs) when calculating resources and differences in the cost-of-living across geographic areas when setting poverty thresholds. Alternative estimates of poverty rates that account for the variation in the cost-of-living across areas when setting thresholds and the value of rental housing subsidies when measuring household resources have been produced. Learn more
Published Research Learning from Each Other: Social Protection and Labor and the Global South. Authors: Jeanine Braithwaite Learn more
Published Research Swaziland: Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty Authors: Jeanine Braithwaite World Bank Learn more
Published Research Social Psychology Investing in Karma: When Wanting Promotes Helping Authors: Benjamin Converse, A., Risen, J. L., & Carter, T. J. People often face outcomes of important events that are beyond their personal control, such as when they wait for an acceptance letter, job offer, or medical test results. We suggest that when wanting and uncertainty are high and personal control is lacking, people may be more likely to help others, as if they can encourage fate’s favor by doing good deeds proactively. Learn more
Published Research Health Policy Fetal and Early Childhood Undernutrition, Mortality and Lifelong Health Authors: Chessa Lutter Learn more
Published Research Economics Efficient Pollution Regulation: Getting the Prices Right: Comment Authors: Art Fraas Learn more
Published Research American Visions of the Future of U.S.-China Relations: Competition, Cooperation, and Conflict Authors: Harry Harding, David Shambaugh (ed.) Learn more
Published Research Time Off with Baby: The Case for Paid Care Leave Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Zigler Edward, Susan Muenchow About the book, T. Berry Brazelton, MD writes: “This is a long overdue book and I am proud to recommend it. We have been so fortunate to have had Ed Zigler lead us in obtaining the little bit of parental leave we have been able to get. It is so critical to provide the time in early infancy for mothers (as well as fathers) to learn about their babies as they make their attachments to their newborns and infants. Paid care leave will make this valuable time available to the underprivileged poor as well as the rich. This book should lead the way.” Learn more