AAE Professor Jason Fletcher looks at the intersection of genetic discovery and social science, and encourages you to think twice before handing over your DNA.
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Understanding Charitable Giving
With an ever-increasing number of nonprofit organizations competing for donations, AAE Professor Brad Barham and his doctoral student Jordan Van Rijn set out to test whether the way we market nonprofit causes influences donations. Taking …
Innovative Sanitation Solutions
Sanitation in Dakar, Sengal is an ongoing challenge for many of the city’s poorest residents. For the nearly 1.5 million people using on-site sanitation, twice a year, they must make a decision about how to …
Agricultural Subsidies and Deforestation
For many years, the world has been worried about the effects of agriculture and livestock on deforestation. During the last two decades, budgets to protect forests have grown substantially. At the same time, many countries …