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May 14, 2013 7:55 AM What Makes People Flee Conflict?

The fifth largest city in Jordan is the Zaatari refugee camp, where approximately 175,000 Syrians fleeing their country’s war now live.  This is but a fraction of the 500,000 Syrians who have fled to Jordan, and an even smaller fraction of...

By John Sides

May 03, 2013 11:16 AM How Political Science Can Inform Policy Making: Evidence from Liberia

There’s been a lot of discussion recently both at the Monkey Cage and elsewhere both about the value of political science research for informing the decisions made by policy makers and about our continuing need to do a better job...

By Joshua Tucker

May 01, 2013 10:59 AM How China Gives Development Aid

China is often accused of using aid strategically to advance its own interests with little regard for the welfare of the developing countries in which it is investing. Axel Dreher and Andreas Fuchs have pointed out that all countries use aid to advance their...

By Erik Voeten

April 30, 2013 12:07 PM Can Corporate Social Responsibility Improve Labor Standards?

The disaster in Bangladesh has led to much heated discussion in the blogosphere and elsewhere about how best to improve labor and safety standards for workers in the developing world. Can corporate social responsibility help do this? Richard M. Locke,...

By Henry Farrell

March 27, 2013 11:27 AM Adapting to Climate Change and the 2014 Winter Olympics

Sochi, Russia knows what happens when temperatures rise above 32 degrees F. The Winter Olympics is less fun in the slush. Anticipating this challenge could arise at the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Olympic organizers have a contingency plan. There is...

By Matthew Kahn