Research
Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?
A framework for understanding the roles individuals and organizations can play in a movement for social change.
Connecting the Northeast: A Cost Estimate for the North South Rail Link
This paper presents rough order-of- magnitude estimates for the capital cost of the North South Rail Link (the “Link”), a proposed infrastructure project to connect the commuter rail and Amtrak lines
The New City O/S: The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance
A Country Divided: The Growing Opportunity Gap in America
Are the destinies of children from poor and wealthy families diverging? This paper explains why this is the question to ask if we wish to study equality of opportunity in America today.
Smarter Laws, Better Bureaucrats
This article examines past research about reforming public sector management and encourages adopting a new form of accountability: one based on desired outcomes instead of limited and prescriptive inp
The Informal Economy in Arab Nations: A Comparative Perspective
The Arab NGO Network on Development (ANND) launched the third issue of the Arab Watch on Economic and Social Rights, with a focus on the question of Informal Labor.
How Bowling Alone Leads to Aging Alone: Social Capital in the Later Years of Life
The central premise of the social capital approach is that social networks have value.
Taking My Talents to South Beach (and Back)
We study the local economic spillovers generated by LeBron James’ presence on a team in the National Basketball Association. Mr.
Citywide Effects of High-Occupancy Vehicle Restrictions: Evidence from the Elimination of “3-in-1” in Jakarta
We use high frequency data on traffic congestion from Google Maps to measure the impact of Jakarta’s main traffic congestion reduction policy, a high-occupancy vehicle restriction policy.
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