Mapping Word of Mouth
Spreading messages in remote villages is a matter of understanding the patterns by which villagers connect with each other.
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Sponsoring Hope
A properly designed sponsor-a-child program can have real, long-term impact on the life course of its beneficiaries.
Good (and Not-So-Good) Neighbors
Major local events, with some notable exceptions, spur locally based companies to increase charitable giving.
Poverty and Achievement, Revisited
Enrollment in a classroom with a high poverty rate doesn't necessarily affect individual student performance.
Markets Versus Morals
In a market context, people are apt to betray their own beliefs about right and wrong.
Diversity and Generosity
Where levels of workplace diversity are higher than average, the level of charitable giving also tends to be higher.
What Makes People Mobilize?
Protest movements don't emerge merely because people have something to protest. Many other factors come into play.
The Return of Segregation
Racial integration in US schools has declined in the wake of recent court decisions to release districts from earlier desegregation orders.
Curbing Corruption
Political reform alone doesn't ensure good government. Equally important, if not more so, are institutions that let citizens act collectively.
Incentivizing Donor Registration
Does granting people priority for organ allocation affect their willingness to become organ donors?