2008 Working Papers

Politics, Institutions, and Public Policy

Communications, Media, and Public Opinion

WP-08-03
Public Opinion and Social Insurance: The American Experience
Fay Lomax Cook and Meredith B. Czaplewski

WP-08-08
Can Electoral Laws Increase Women's Representation?
Andrew Roberts and Jason Seawright

Social Disparities and Health

WP-08-01
The Embodiment of Race: Health Disparities in the Age of Epigenetics
Christopher Kuzawa and Elizabeth Sweet

Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations

Health Policy

WP-08-02
Measuring Change in the Markets for Brand-Name and Generic Drugs, 1970-2004
Burton A. Weisbrod

WP-08-04
Donations and the Pursuit of Mission in Higher Education
Burton Weisbrod, Jeffrey Ballou, and Evelyn Asch

WP-08-09
Public-Goods Provision in the Hospital Industry: Does Ownership Form Affect Provision of Charity Care, Research, and Education?
Burton A. Weisbrod

Poverty, Race, and Inequality

WP-08-06
The Social and Economic Context of Black Women Living with HIV/AIDS in the US: Implications for Research
Celeste Watkins-Hayes