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| Why Did Welfare Caseloads Collapse? The Mystery of Diversion |
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Friday, November 14, 2008
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| At this conference, leading field researchers will discuss the history, transformation and future of welfare. |
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| The Millennials: The Dumbest Generation or the Next Great Generation? |
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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| In an election season marked by the prominent involvement of young voters and the unprecedented use of new technologies for campaign advertisements and fundraising, Mark Bauerlein and Neil Howe |
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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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