State Capabilities for Problem-Oriented Governance
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public problems.
Research
Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools
We test for financial constraints as a market failure in education in a low-income country by experimentally allocating unconditional cash grants to either one (L) or to all (H) private schools in a v
Exponential Innovation and Human Rights: Implications for Science and Technology Diplomacy
The international community has historically maintained hope that advances in science and technology offer humanity a wide range of options for improving its well-being.
Social Enterprise Is Not Social Change
Social enterprise and social entrepreneurship (SEE) — a business-inspired approach to solving social problems — has exploded across the United States and the world in the last decade.
Using Data to More Rapidly Address Difficult U.S. Social Problems
This article argues that the evidence-based-policy movement needs to supplement its current emphasis on program evaluations with an approach that uses data at a much higher frequency to improve the ad
African Megacities as Emerging Innovation Ecosystems
The unprecedented population growth in Africa and its projections followed by a high rate of urbanization are resulting in a growing number of huge urban agglomerations – cities and megacities.
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