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  • Facilitating Efficient Land Assembly

    Submitted by Scott Duke Kominers on October 28, 2009 - 12:33pm

    E. Glen Weyl and Scott Duke Kominers have developed a rigorous model of the "holdout problem" which encompasses land takings and a host of other applications such as corporate acquisitions, mutual relations between firms, and patent pool formation.

  • Three Degrees of Influence

    By Ann Starkey, November 4 2009

    In Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, IQSS Faculty Associate Nicholas Christakis and coauthor James Fowler describe research into the ways in which our social networks influence us.

  • World Bank's SIEF Initiative Makes Use of IQSS Talent

    By Ann Starkey, October 23 2009

    The World Bank's SIEF initiative trains ministries of education, health, and finance for governments across the world on how to incorporate randomized evaluations as an organic part of their policies. IQSS grad student Plamen Nikolov serves as a staff member.