On September 26th and 27th, the Tobin Project convened nine graduate students for a workshop on the History of American Democracy, where participants shared research projects and provided feedback on each other's work.
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GOVERNMENT & MARKETS: What are the conditions that distinguish success from failure in the governance and regulation of the economy? »
INSTITUTIONS OF DEMOCRACY: What factors and institutions - of government, business, civil society, and beyond - are most central to the functioning of American democracy? »
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: What are the consequences of the rise of income inequality in the U.S. for the economy, society, and democracy? »
NATIONAL SECURITY: How can the U.S. sustainably advance its national security interests given fiscal constraints and shifts in the global distribution of power? »
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On July 15th and 16th, the Tobin Project held a meeting of our working group on the History of American Democracy, seeking to develop research on how democratic institutions have functioned and evolved over time.
On April 26th and 27th, the Tobin Project hosted a Conference on Inequality and Decision Making, convening forty-seven scholars of psychology, sociology, economics, and other fields to investigate the impacts of high and/or rising economic inequality on individuals’ behavior.
On February 8th and 9th, the Tobin Project’s Institutions of Democracy initiative held a meeting as part of our ongoing work on When Democracy Breaks. Sixteen scholars presented working papers prepared especially for this inquiry.
The 2018 Update includes developments throughout our research areas, featuring articles on When Democracy Breaks, the Prize for Exemplary Work on Inequality and Decision Making, and Reassessing Threat Assessment.