Quid Pro Quo? Oh No: University Revenues and Compensation for Student-Athletes

April 8th, 2013 - Elc Estrera

How much are college basketball players worth? More than you’d think. More »

Plug and Play: The U.S. Military Adapts to Austerity

March 28th, 2013 - Dallas Herndon

In a recent strategy document, the U.S. Department of Defense explains how it will organize its capabilities to meet tomorrow’s uncertain security challenges, despite constrained resources. More »

Reforming Immigration to Boost Economic Competitiveness?

March 18th, 2013 - Eric Tawney

New research highlights the significant contribution that high-skilled immigrants make to innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in the US. More »

Seeing Red: Challenges to Social Harmony in China

March 13th, 2013 - Victor Chan

Protests in China during the last twenty years have focused on local grievances, such as land and labor issues, and are targeted against local governments, not necessarily the central party More »

Where the EITC Goes: A Qualitative Examination of EITC Allocation

March 4th, 2013 - Philip Sung

A working paper from the National Poverty Center examines the allocation of the Earned Income Tax Credit in the budgets of low-income families More »

Russian Intelligence: Government Transparency in Moscow

February 21st, 2013 - Lindsay Haymes

A Russian official discusses her mission to create a more transparent government More »

Municipal CFO Series: Jeff DeWitt, Phoenix

February 13th, 2013 - Nicholas Epstein

Phoenix's CFO discusses taxes, pensions, and buying local More »

How Big is the Broadband Bonus?

January 31st, 2013 - Britta Glennon

A new study investigates the economic impact of broadband investment More »

Municipal CFO Series: Meredith Weenick, Boston

January 30th, 2013 - Eric Tawney

Boston's CFO discusses capital investment and infrastructure More »

Internationalizing the RMB

January 29th, 2013 - Victor Chan

A 2012 report from the International Monetary Fund explains the conditions for and progress toward the internationalization of the Chinese renminbi (RMB). More »

Tweeting, Tinkering, and Transforming

January 28th, 2013 - Dallas Herndon

Stephen Goldsmith discusses how to innovate tomorrow’s social sector today More »

Municipal CFO Series: Ben Rosenfield, San Francisco

January 25th, 2013 - Mike Reddy

San Francisco's Controller discusses the financial implications of public investment in everything from mass transit to sports arenas More »

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