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Summaries and findings

Explaining Death and Atrocity in Darfur

Jan 17, 2008, John Hagan, Explaining Death and Atrocity in Darfur

(with A. Palloni) Drawing on a unique set of data-interviews with refugees-this project is examining empirically the claims of genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan. It will provide an…

High school graduation rate is a barometer of the health of American society

Apr 1, 2008, James J. Heckman, The Foundation and Application of Disparate Impact Doctrine

James J. Heckman and Paul A. LaFontaine: The high school graduation rate is a barometer of the health of American society and the skill level of its future workforce. Throughout the first half of…