Public Policy

Why Men Have a Bigger Carbon Footprint Than Women  
Insights
July 8, 2025

Why Men Have a Bigger Carbon Footprint Than Women  

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Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Why Intermediaries Matter
Business and Management INK
June 18, 2025

Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Why Intermediaries Matter

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Degrading Sites of Punishment and Pain: The Case for Abolishing Prisons
Public Policy
June 9, 2025

Degrading Sites of Punishment and Pain: The Case for Abolishing Prisons

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Who Gets to Flourish? 
Public Policy
June 5, 2025

Who Gets to Flourish? 

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David Autor on the Labor Market

David Autor on the Labor Market

When economic news, especially that revolving around working, gets reported, it tends to get reported in aggregate – the total number of […]

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Isaac Asimov’s Critique of Algorithmic Thinking

Isaac Asimov’s Critique of Algorithmic Thinking

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) left a legacy of influence that many more literary writers might envy. In his own lifetime, he was one […]

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Pope Francis, Human Dignity, and the Right to Stay, Migrate and Return

Pope Francis, Human Dignity, and the Right to Stay, Migrate and Return

Pope Francis devoted his Message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees in 2023 to the “right” or “freedom” to stay or […]

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Rosanna Smart Featured at Mark Kleiman Innovation for Public Policy Memorial Lecture 

Rosanna Smart Featured at Mark Kleiman Innovation for Public Policy Memorial Lecture 

Economist Rosanna Smart, a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, will be the featured speaker at the 2025 […]

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How Can You Serve the Globe’s People If You Don’t Know How Many There Are?

How Can You Serve the Globe’s People If You Don’t Know How Many There Are?

Every day, decisions that affect our lives depend on knowing how many people live where. For example, how many vaccines are needed […]

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The End of the Free Trade Era?

The End of the Free Trade Era?

On April 2, United States President Donald Trump declared “liberation day,” unveiling a new tariff (tax on imported goods) regime that targets […]

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Yes, Cities Can Be Sexist 

Yes, Cities Can Be Sexist 

In this month’s issue of The Evidence newsletter, Josephine Lethbridge examines how city designs exacerbate gender inequalities – and what we can […]

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Jens Ludwig on American Gun Violence

Jens Ludwig on American Gun Violence

Let’s cut to the chase: “The overwhelming majority of murders in the United States involve guns,” says economist Jens Ludwig. “And in […]

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