Gas’s Golden Age: The World Energy Outlook

April 18th, 2012 - Nicholas Epstein

The future of natural gas is bright. Switching to gas, though, is no panacea. More »

The Financial Industry: Too Important to Leave to Bankers

April 17th, 2012 - Frank Manzo IV

Improved disclosure of financial information and compensation schemes that tie executive pay to credit quality could help avoid another financial collapse. More »

Bite-Size Nuclear Reactors: More Than We Can Chew?

April 16th, 2012 - Rebecca Lordan

Small modular reactors have design and, potentially, cost advantages. Regulatory obstacles, however, remain significant. More »

Homeownership in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

April 13th, 2012 - Charlie Barlow

Low-income homeowners get some satisfaction. More »

Public-Private Partnerships in International Development

April 12th, 2012 - Lutfi Anggara

The U.S. should put away its wallet and concentrate on making friends. More »

The Green Space Chase: Property Values in Arid Climates

April 11th, 2012 - Bradley Crawford

Homebuyers are willing to pay a green premium, so long as they aren't near public parks and golf courses. More »

Iranian Sanctions: New Wine in Old Bottles?

April 10th, 2012 - Bassam Aoun

The oil embargo against Iran will hurt that country's economy. But it could also have adverse effects in the EU. More »

Reinventing the Internal Combustion Engine

April 9th, 2012 - Samantha Superstine

Engineers can squeeze more efficiency gains from the old standby, if only policy would inspire them to. More »

A Less Adversarial Model for Charter Schools

April 6th, 2012 - Zachary Trout

Can't we all just get along? Charter schools offer strategies for closing the achievement gap that public schools can use. More »

Still Unequal, Less Separate

April 5th, 2012 - Mike Sitkowski

A recent paper found that Americans are highly segregated by income. A new paper finds the opposite is true for race. More »

It’s Projection, Stupid: The Nexus of Agricultural Protectionism, Job Insecurity, and Politics

April 4th, 2012 - James Ahrens

Lots of people support agricultural subsidies. Too many for a collective action story to explain the support away. More »

Regulation vs. Reality: Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers

April 3rd, 2012 - Claire Pritchard

Improving regulations governing migrants to Jordan could improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of laborers. More »

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