New Working Paper Released by Taubman Center
Introducing Competition into Natural Monopoly Industries: An Evaluation of Mandated Access to Australian Freight Railroads
Mark Fagan, Senior Fellow, Taubman Center for State and Local Government
Land-Use Planning in the Doldrums: Growth Management in Massachusetts' I-495 Region
Christina Rosan — Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
Lawrence Susskind — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Community Preservation Act: Who Benefits, Who Pays?
Robin Sherman — MPA '07, Kennedy School of Government David Luberoff — Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
Fueling Educational Entrepreneurship: Addressing the Human Capital Challenge
Frederick M. Hess — American Enerprise Institute
Bryan C. Hassel — Public Impact
Civics Exam: Schools of Choice Boost Civic Values
Patrick J. Wolf — University of Arkansas
Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History
Sascha O. Becker — University of Munich
Ludger Woessmann — University of Munich and CESifo
School Reform in Philadelphia: A Comparison of Student Achievement at Privately-Managed Schools with Student Achievement in Other District Schools
Paul E. Peterson — Harvard University
Virginia Postrel: A Tale of Two Townhouses, Dallas Morning News, 11/5/2007.
Outdated Tax Policy, Op-ed by Edward Glaeser, The Boston Globe, 10/6/2007.
2007 Civic Health Index Shows Americans Fail to Sustain Post-9/11 Increases in Volunteering, Charitable Contributions and Other Measures of Citizen Action, PRNewswire, 10/4/2007.
The Wealth of One Nation, Op-ed by Edward Glaeser, New York Sun, 9/18/2007.
Vilifying Lenders, Op-ed by Edward Glaser, New York Sun, 9/18/2007.
Sensible Solutions to the Lending Mess, Op-ed by Edward Glaeser, The Boston Globe, 9/7/2007.
When the Unstoppable Meets the Immovable, Roundtable Discussion featuring David Luberoff, Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston on City Hall Plaza in ArchitectureBoston, September/October 2007.
A Focus on Parks and Beaches, Op-ed by Edward Glaeser, The Boston Globe, 8/3/2007.
Revisiting Community Preservation, Op-ed by Robin Sherman and David Luberoff, The Boston Globe, 7/27/2007.
School Choice and Racial Balance, Op-ed by Paul Peterson, Wall Street Journal, 7/24/2007.
City School Managers Backed as Hearings Open, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/11/2007.
Study Backs For-Profit Schools, The New York Sun, 4/11/2007.
School Managers Pitch for Extensions, Philadelphia Daily News, 4/11/2007.
Fixing the Misinformation Age, The Boston Globe, 4/10/2007.
DNA Test Backlog Delayed Murder Case Arrest, North Jersey Online, 3/24/2007.
Some Rookie Governors Fumble, Stateline.org, 3/23/2007.
Rising Trouble With Mortgages Clouds Dream of Owning Home, Wilmington Morning Star, 3/23/2007.
A Scholar President, Op-Ed by Edward Glaeser, The Harvard Crimson, 3/23/2007.
Is Democracy the Best Setting for Strong Economic Growth?, Online Discussion with Edward Glaeser, Kennedy School of Government and Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wall Street Journal Online Edition, 3/13/2007.
New York Needs to Have Accountability for School Aid, Experts Say, The Ploughkeepsie Journal, 3/8/2007.
In the City, Inequality Rules, Op-ed by Edward Glaeser, The New York Sun, 3/2/2007.
The Presumption of Decency By Edward Glaeser, This I Believe on National Public Radio, 11/5/2007.
Not So Perfect Match 60 Minutes Feature on David Lazer's research on familial DNA searching, Sunday, April 1, 7 p.m. EST
Will Better Pay for Teachers Improve School Quality? Call in show with Paul Peterson, Executive Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance, Minnesota Public Radio, 3/9/2007.
