Does too much competition in banking hurt society? What policies can best protect and stabilize banking without stifling it? The global financial crisis of 2007–2009, which originated from an oversupply of credit, once again raised questions about excessive banking competition and what should be done about it.
The second in a series of workshops exploring how technological developments may unsettle foundations of American democracy. Each session features a scholar who will explain the challenge and lead a discussion of exploring the dimensions of the problem and possible solutions. How did Americans vote in the 19th century, in the…
This workshop will provide a forum to present and discuss new research that comes at the problem of low/unequal voter turnout from a variety of perspectives (observational, natural experimental, and experimental). The goals are threefold: 1.) to simply bring folks together to discuss this new research 2.) to think about how the…
