Growing number of state laws limit local government control over food and nutrition
Analysis led by NYU College of Global Public Health shows how state preemption -- such as banning new soda taxes -- hinders public health progress
Law & Society
How can we have less corrupt governments? A new study has an answer -- more women in position. A greater representation of women in the government is bad news for corruption, according to a new study published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization by researchers Chandan Jha of Le Moyne College and Sudipta Sarangi of Virginia Tech.
Why do people obey laws? Why do people ignore them? A new book looks into law and economics and how society can craft new laws that will be fair for everyone.
The 12th edition of the annual Global Peace Index (GPI) report, produced by the international think-tank the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), revealed that the world is less peaceful today than at any time in the last decade.
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