Autumn 2009

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Development Counting the Pin Factories: Plotting Economic Compexity Faculty Researcher: Ricardo Hausmann The example of a pin factory famously illustrated ideas about how the division of labor created wealth . More »

  Criminal JusticePolicing Under a Watchful Eye Faculty Researcher: Christopher Stone The LAPD had long served as a model for both real and fictional police innovation. But in the 1990s that image was tarnished. More » Education Identifying Discrimination Against StudentsFaculty Researcher: Rema Hanna How do teachers make assumptions about their students and what are the effects? More »

Social Policy Charity Begins with Bias But Doesn't End There Faculty Researcher: Erzo F.P. Luttmer After an unexpected finding, research originally aimed at finding out who is the most racially biased in charitable giving changed focus. More » Macroeconomics Trickle-down Economics Revisited Faculty Researcher: Christopher Jencks Researchers find out whether a rising tide does indeed lift all boats when little money seems to be trickling down and growth stays at the top. More »
Finance The Value of Simpler Financial Information Faculty Researcher: Brigitte Madrian In light of the 2008 stock market meltdown, one might ask whether consumers are actually getting the information they need to make informed judgments. More » Health Policy Can Increased Drug Benefits Reduce Other Medical Costs? Faculty Researcher: Joseph Newhouse By studying four types of Medicare Part D recipients, researchers sought to find out if the program did - as promised - reduce medical spending. More »