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| Nudge |
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Friday, April 18, 2008
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| Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein discuss issues from their new book, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Yale University Press, 2008). |
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| Social Entrepreneurship: What It Is, and Why It Matters for America |
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
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| In this panel, Arthur C. Brooks will introduce his new book, followed by a discussion among scholars actively working to promote social entrepreneurship in practice, policy, and research. |
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| The Myth of the Declining Middle Class |
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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| Is the American middle class fighting for its life? Is there truly a "middle class squeeze"? |
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| Are the Social Security Trustees Reports Too Pessimistic? |
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Friday, September 7, 2007
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| Scholars will assess whether the Social Security trustees' predictions about the program's long-term solvency are unnecessarily dour. |
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| Has the Supreme Court Seen Green? The Ramifications of Mass. v. EPA |
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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| What are the implications and ramifications of the Supreme Court’s groundbreaking decision? Will it lead only to new automobile regulations, or will it lead to broader regulation of greenhouse gases |
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| The Poverty Issue at the End of History |
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Monday, January 8, 2007
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| Lawrence M. Mead of New York University will deliver the January Bradley Lecture. |
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| Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism |
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Tuesday, December 5, 2006
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| In his book, Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism, Arthur C. Brooks explores the reasons why some people are charitable and others are not. |
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| Amtrak: Thirty-Five Years of Subsidies, Waste, and Deception |
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Monday, May 1, 2006
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| Should taxpayers continue to pay for Amtrak’s mistakes, or should its thirty-fifth birthday mark the start of a new era for America’s passenger trains? |
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| In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State |
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Friday, March 24, 2006
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| Charles Murray, author of Losing Ground and coauthor of The Bell Curve, introduces his latest book, In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State (AEI Press, March 28, |
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| The Water Revolution: Practical Solutions to Water Scarcity |
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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| Millions of people around the world lack access to clean, affordable water. What can be done to promote greater access to clean water? |
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Research Projects
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Global Business in Iran: Interactive
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A new AEI web tool, "Global Business in Iran: Interactive," documents major financial transactions with the Islamic Republic between 2000 and 2007. The findings, based on open-source reporting, are organized by country, economic sector, company, and financial institution. The Institute's researchers have documented more than 300 transactions amounting to more than $150 billion. The interactive tool will be updated regularly as new information comes in. |
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