Good to Know: Collective security Stacie Goddard - January 9, 2024 An explainer on collective security agreements like NATO.
The U.S. and China agreed to work together on climate action. What would push this cooperation forward? Dimitar Gueorguiev - November 12, 2021 Surveys reveal that Chinese citizens want their government to address climate risks
Delaware offered Amazon $4.5 million to locate a new facility there. Guess who wins? Nathan M. Jensen - March 10, 2020 Our new book reveals the unexpected consequences of incentive programs
Amazon will move into New York City after all. Did it really need public investments? Nathan M. Jensen - December 10, 2019 Research suggests public incentives don’t really shape corporate decisions
Mike Bloomberg said China isn’t a dictatorship. Is he right? Dimitar Gueorguiev - December 3, 2019 The Communist Party does listen to the people — sometimes
This is what helps stop big corporations from bribing politicians Nathan Jensen and Edmund Malesky - March 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_37143" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protesters demand the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff,
China’s top priorities? Here’s what Communist Party leaders say — and our poll results. Dimitar Gueorguiev - March 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56086" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A delegate looks at his phone
There’s more to measuring corruption than Transparency International’s annual index, just released Dan Hough - January 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53160" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An activist seeking more transparency in
Yes, NATO is sharing the defense burden. Here’s what we found. Jordan Becker and Edmund Malesky - December 9, 2016 Since the United Kingdom's “Brexit” referendum in June, European leaders
Here’s what happens when scientists evaluate research without knowing the results Joshua Tucker - August 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36430" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (REUTERS/Kacper Pempel)[/caption] Last week, we published a
Can greater transparency lead to better social science? Tom Pepinsky, Mike Findley, Nathan Jensen, and Edmund Malesky - September 24, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16088" align="alignnone" width="620"] Anne Saulnier watches as her husband,
What good is a fake legislature? Stephen Weymouth, Nathan Jensen, and Edmund Malesky - June 6, 2014 Joshua Tucker: As part of our continuing collaboration with political
Diversity is good for team performance in soccer Sebastian Saiegh and Edmund Malesky - June 2, 2014 This is the first in a series of posts that
Everything is Bigger in Texas: Governor Perry and The Texas Enterprise Fund Erik Voeten - November 21, 2011 We are delighted to welcome the following guest post from
More on WikiLeaks: Can Transparency be Harmful for Policy-Making and Governance? Joshua Tucker - December 1, 2010 In response to my "earlier post on the latest WikiLeaks