Public Policy

Economic Inequality and Political Power (Part 1 of 3)
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August 16, 2012

Economic Inequality and Political Power (Part 1 of 3)

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Robert Shiller on Behavioral Economics
International Debate
August 1, 2012

Robert Shiller on Behavioral Economics

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Open Access or Legalized Piracy? Open Access and the Finch Report
Communication
July 18, 2012

Open Access or Legalized Piracy? Open Access and the Finch Report

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Getting the Help They Need
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July 17, 2012

Getting the Help They Need

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Conference Brings Global Focus to Socal Inequality

Conference Brings Global Focus to Socal Inequality

Academics from all over the world gather in York this week for one of the most significant conferences of social policy researchers […]

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The State of Social Science: only itself to blame?

The State of Social Science: only itself to blame?

Both society and government rely on social science a great deal, and those who criticise it for what they see as its failure to predict events have misunderstood the nature of the knowledge it can produce.

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The Importance of Studying the Obvious

The Importance of Studying the Obvious

Everyone has experience being human, and so findings in social science coincide with something that we have either experienced or can imagine experiencing. The result is that social science all too often seems like common sense.

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The Finch Report on Open Access: Quick Overview

The Finch Report on Open Access: Quick Overview

A quick overview of the Finch Report on Open Access, and useful links.

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What Do We Mean when We Talk About Punishment?

What Do We Mean when We Talk About Punishment?

Why do we punish and to what ends?

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Why the Stevens Op-Ed is Wrong

Why the Stevens Op-Ed is Wrong

The claim that real politics is messier than the statistics are capable of capturing is obviously correct. But the implied corollary – that the government shouldn’t go out of its way to support it – doesn’t follow.

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When the Boys Fit in Better Than the Girls

When the Boys Fit in Better Than the Girls

Racially integrated schools offer a number of benefits for students: they are able to expand their cultural outlooks, gain new friends, learn about those who are different, and get better educations at schools with better resources than they would otherwise attend. However, students may struggle with making friends, interacting across racial lines, developing an ethnic identity and with academic achievement

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Nobel Prize Winner Elinor Ostrom Leaves Legacy to Celebrate at a Time of Attacks on Value of Her Discipline

Nobel Prize Winner Elinor Ostrom Leaves Legacy to Celebrate at a Time of Attacks on Value of Her Discipline

Last week we heard the sad news that Professor Elinor Ostrom has died. Her profound contributions to scholarship have been told often since she became the first woman and the first political scientist ever to receive the Nobel Prize for Economics.

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