These Briefs are designed to highlight key policy implications and to broaden the dissemination of poverty-related research among policy makers, social service agencies, advocates, and policy influencers. A companion series, Research Summaries, is also available.

• First Strike Nuclear Capability: Is It a Sound Defense Policy?
  Charles L. Glaser and Steve Fetter
• Welfare Reform at Age Ten: WhatÕs Working, WhatÕs Not
  Jeffrey Grogger and Lynn Karoly
• The Impact of Incarceration in State Prison on the Employment Prospects of Women
  Robert J. LaLonde and Rosa Cho
• Girl-Dominated Classrooms Can Improve BoysÕ Early School Performance
  Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
• How Income Inequality Affects Infant Mortality
  Susan Mayer and Ankur Sarin
• The Dual Effects of Intellectual Property Regulations
  Tomas Philipson and Frank Lichtenberg
• Effects of Less Demanding Work and Greater Food Supply on Weight
  Tomas Philipson and Darius Lakdawalla
• Do IRAs Increase National Saving?
  Orazio P. Attanasio and Thomas DeLeire
• PAC Campaign Contributions Have Little Influence
  Jeffrey Milyo, David Primo and Timothy Groseclose
• How Did the Increase in Economic Inequality between 1970 and 1990 Affect American Children's Educational Attainment?
  Susan Mayer
• Researchers Evaluate Nation's Organ Transplant System
  David Meltzer, Robert D. Gibbons, Naihua Duan and other members of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Organ Procurement and Transplantation
• Impact Fees Linked to Rising Home Costs
  Brett M. Baden and Don. L. Coursey

Research Summaries

Executive summaries of current policy-related research. A companion series that highlights key policy implications from current research is also available in our Policy Brief series.

• The International Political Costs of National Missile Defense by Charles L. Glaser and Steve Fetter
• Limits of Medical Record Privacy and Patient Confidentiality by Norman M. Bradburn
• A Logic Of Governance: A Framework For Studying The Effectiveness Of Public Policy And Programs by Laurence Lynn, Jr., Carolyn Heinrich, and Carolyn Hill
• Freedom’s Environmental Rewards: A Global Comparison by Don Coursey and Christopher Hartwell
• Ruling the World: Power Politics and the Rise of Supranational Institutions by Lloyd Gruber
• Governance and Performance: The Influence of Program Structure and Management on Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Program Outcomes by Carolyn J. Heinrich and Laurence E. Lynn, Jr.
• The Making and Analysis of Public Policy: A Perspective on the Role of Social Science by Laurence E. Lynn, Jr.
• The Arts and Humanities in Public Life Conference 2000 Panel Summary
• Most Americans Are Not Saving for Retirement by Annamaria Lusardi
• Increased Longevity Retires Traditional Nursing Homes by Tomas Philipson and Darius Lakdawalla
• Job Instability Among Young Adults by Harry J. Holzer and Robert J. LaLonde
• How Technology Has Influenced Worldwide Obesity by Tomas J. Philipson and Richard A. Posner
• Means and Ends: A Comparative Study of Empirical Methods for Investigating Governance and Performance by Carolyn J. Heinrich and Laurence E. Lynn, Jr.