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The Day After Tomorrow, A Handbook on the Future of Economic Policy in the Developing World – Otaviano Canuto and Marcelo Giugale, Editors “Development economists are paid to look into the future. They ask not not only how things work today, but also how a new policy, program, or project would make them work tomorrow. …
How Do Women Weather Economic Shocks? What We Know, Shwetlena Sabarwal, Nistha Sinha, and Mayra Buvinic, January 2011. World Bank Economic Premise. “Do women weather economic shocks differently than men? First-round impacts of economic crises on womens employment should be more prominent in this recent economic downturn than historically because of womens increased participation in …
Retrieval Practice Produces More Learning than Elaborative Studying with Concept Mapping, Jeffrey D. Karpicke and Janell R. Blunt. Published Online 20 January 2011 – Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1199327 “Educators rely heavily on learning activities that encourage elaborative studying, while activities that require students to practice retrieving and reconstructing knowledge are used less frequently. Here, we show …
“On Tuesday, January 25, at 9 p.m. EST, President Obama will deliver the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol. We have been working on a number of ways citizens can get involved in the State of the Union and ask their questions of President Obama and senior Administration officials. You can find …
