Lux et Data: ISPS Blog
Funding Off-Patent Cancer Drug Development to Reduce Costs of Treatment
Rebecca McKibbin
Rebecca McKibbin
December 3, 2014
Other options for financing research and development of new drugs.
Beyond the Election: Who Controls Presidential Policy
Patrick O'Brien
Patrick O'Brien
November 6, 2014
The president appoints a team of principals that all but sets the choice of policy alternatives.
Rejecting the Biological Clock
Jenna Healey
Jenna Healey
October 30, 2014
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The technical solutions for postponing childbirth distracts us from the policy solutions.
The Democratic Virtues of Teaching Statistics
Jerome Schafer
Jerome Schafer
October 15, 2014
Educating citizens in basic statistical concepts may improve voter competence.
Health Care’s Older Brother: The Long-Term Care Crisis
Corina Mommaerts
Corina Mommaerts
October 10, 2014
Long-term care costs are growing, and we need a better way to pay for it: catastrophic coverage.
Affordable Care Act: What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Politics
Bao Bao Zhang
Bao Bao Zhang
September 23, 2014
How will the ACA affect enrollees' electoral participation and civic engagement?
Do Alternatives to Police Militarization Exist?
Tony Cheng
Tony Cheng
September 12, 2014
The benefits of having street outreach workers as intermediaries between communities and police.
Cooperating with the Future: Q&A with David Rand
Limor Peer
Limor Peer
June 25, 2014
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If enough people have prosocial preferences and care about the future, democracy can work
The Power to Condemn Elections?
Susan Hyde
Susan Hyde
May 28, 2014
The Egyptian elections and the presence of international observers.
A Look at Essential Data-Related Challenges for Research in Political Science
Michelle Hudson
Michelle Hudson
April 25, 2014
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Imagine you want to collect data in a war zone.
Alaska’s Child-Care Center for Legislators Highlights Challenges of Working Parents
Rachel Silbermann
Rachel Silbermann
April 23, 2014
Alaska has become the only state that provides child care for state legislators and staffers.
How We Think Affects What We Think About Public Policies
Jamie Luguri
Jamie Luguri
April 17, 2014
Social psychology research on how abstract thinking might reduce political polarization.
Digital Reporting as a Community Empowerment Tool
Tony Cheng
Tony Cheng
April 14, 2014
A follow up report on the digital reporting event, "Crime Beat 3.0."
The Costs of Complexity in Policy Design
Gabe Scheffler
Gabe Scheffler
April 9, 2014
Complexity undermines the public's confidence and trust in government.
It's Not Just Who You Know: The Failure of Lobbying Reform
Lara Chausow
Lara Chausow
March 27, 2014
Why the reform law doesn't end revolving door lobbyists.
Can State-Level Legislative Reform Ensure Due Process Protections for Debtors?
Michelle Grisé
Michelle Grisé
March 25, 2014
Lawmakers in several states have enacted legislation designed to better protect debtors.
Mind the Gap: Data They Share May Not Be Data You Can Use
Limor Peer
Limor Peer
March 6, 2014
We could find ourselves with a proliferation of research products we can’t really use.
Can Directed Research Bridge Opposing Views on Expanding Medicaid?
Martin Hackmann
Martin Hackmann
March 3, 2014
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Policy reform could improve the cost-effectiveness and quality of health care delivery.
Rebuilding Communities after the Military Leaves Town
Alison Kanosky
Alison Kanosky
February 26, 2014
Base closings can leave military communities in economic and environmental despair.