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Domestic Policy & Politics

Carolyn_engelhard

Economists tell us that setting the price of a good or service depends on market forces that balance supply and demand in order to optimize output with minimal waste.

Garrett_hall

New Batten faculty will be teaching classes in social entrepreneurship, policy analysis and education policy, among others.

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Behavioral science research has demonstrated that power confers psychological resources on its holders that might help stave off the loneliness that can accompany isolation.

NeusNora

When she left Charlottesville for the summer, MPP student Nora Neus had no idea how much a Batten education would help her in the workplace.

ben_castelman

Each year, many students fail to enroll in college, enroll in institutions where they are not positioned for success or drop out before earning a degree.

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Electronic signatures have become more and more prevalent in our technological world.

Chou on the Lawn

“We asked, ‘How do people perceive electronic signatures, how do people feel when they sign electronic signatures, and how would that impact their subsequent behaviors?’”

stam_on_lawn

How can we better prepare our leaders? Americans need to re-imagine our approach.

BATTEN PROFESSOR TELLS NORTHAM THAT DECARBONIZATION BY 2050 IS ‘ACHIEVABLE AND AFFORDABLE’

As part of the Virginia Clean Energy Summit on Tuesday, Batten professor William Shobe outlined how it is feasible for Virginia to “decarbonize” the state’s economy by 2050.

On February 23, the third annual NASPPA-Batten Student Simulation Competition will take place, bringing together a record 585 graduate students from around the globe to tackle policy issues associated with forced migration through computer-based simulated gameplay.