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Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

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Wired for Equity: Bridging the Disability Gap in Classrooms

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Antitrust: A Missing Key to Prosperity, Opportunity, and Democracy

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Antitrust: A Missing Key to Prosperity, Opportunity, and Democracy

For two centuries, the foremost subject of economic debate in America was how to maximize liberty and opportunity in our economy.

Oct 2, 2013

Barry C. Lynn

Productivity and the Health Care Workforce

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Productivity and the Health Care Workforce

The United States compares remarkably poorly to other developed countries on such measures as life expectancy at birth, infant mortality, an

Oct 2, 2013

Joe Colucci, Thom Walsh, Shannon Brownlee

Productivity Measurement in the United States Health System

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Productivity Measurement in the United States Health System

By improving productivity, we can continue improving our health while not sacrificing too much of our material well-being in the process.

Oct 2, 2013

Joe Colucci, Rick McKellar

Joining the Surveillance Society?

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Joining the Surveillance Society?

Recent digital inclusion policies that aim to increase digital literacy, promote civic engagement and more, do not address privacy needs.

Sep 30, 2013

Beyond the Buzz

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Beyond the Buzz

A look at the use of mobile phones to promote financial inclusion for youth in developing countries.

Sep 12, 2013

Elizabeth Carls, Julia Arnold

Beyond the Low-Wage Social Contract

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Beyond the Low-Wage Social Contract

By “low-wage social contract” we mean an economic system that not only assumes but also accepts that many jobs in the U.S. will pay poorly.

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Sep 10, 2013

Michael Lind, Joshua Freedman

Hope or Hype?

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Hope or Hype?

this paper examines whether mobile solutions offer the youth financial inclusion field immense hope, or just hype.

Sep 10, 2013

Julia Arnold, Jamie Zimmerman

Patent Assertion and Startup Innovation

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Patent Assertion and Startup Innovation

These findings offer a window into the experiences of venture capital investors and startup executives/managers with patents and assertions.

Sep 5, 2013

Colleen Chien

Beyond the Buzz: The Allure and Challenge of Using Mobile Phones to Increase Youth Financial Inclusion

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Beyond the Buzz: The Allure and Challenge of Using Mobile Phones to Increase Youth Financial Inclusion

This brief outlines the barriers and highlights the policy levers that could be tapped to promote financial inclusion amongst youth.

Sep 1, 2013

Vinay Rao, Elizabeth Carls, Lex Nowak, Julia Arnold

Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

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Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

This report presents first-year findings from a multiyear study on account uptake and saving patterns and performance in youth savings accou

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Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

A Model for Associational Party Building

������Ƶ Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation

Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Services Through Policy and Practice

Wired for Equity: Bridging the Disability Gap in Classrooms

The AI Agenda: Exploring the Trump Administration’s Approach to AI Literacy and Use

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Antitrust: A Missing Key to Prosperity, Opportunity, and Democracy

Productivity and the Health Care Workforce

Productivity Measurement in the United States Health System

Joining the Surveillance Society?

Beyond the Buzz

Beyond the Low-Wage Social Contract

Hope or Hype?

Patent Assertion and Startup Innovation

Beyond the Buzz: The Allure and Challenge of Using Mobile Phones to Increase Youth Financial Inclusion

Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

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��Ƶ Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

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