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1.

Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation

Economics and Statistics Administration Issue Brief No. 04-11
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 26 Nov 2011
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David N. Beede, Tiffany A. Julian, David Langdon, George McKittrick, Beethika Khan and Mark E. Doms
Office of the Chief Economist, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Government of the United States of America - Bureau of the Census, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, National Science Foundation and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Downloads 33,682
2.

How Computer Automation Affects Occupations: Technology, Jobs, and Skills

Boston Univ. School of Law, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-49
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2016
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James E. Bessen
Technology & Policy Research Initiative, BU School of Law
Downloads 19,615
3.

The Loser's Curse: Decision Making & Market Efficiency in the National Football League Draft

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Apr 2005 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2012
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Cade Massey and Richard H. Thaler
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Downloads 13,734
4.

Experimental Evidence on the Productivity Effects of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 06 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2023
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Shakked Noy and Whitney Zhang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics, Students
Downloads 13,249
5.

Performance Pay and Top Management Incentives

Michael C. Jensen, FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, Harvard University Press, 1998
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Mar 2001
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Kevin J. Murphy and Michael C. Jensen (Deceased)
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
Downloads 12,051
6.

Compensation and Incentives: Practice vs. Theory

Michael C. Jensen, FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, Harvard University Press, 1998; Journal of Finance, Vol. 63, No. 3, pp. 593-616, July 1998
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 Sep 1998
Accepted Paper Series
George P. Baker, Michael C. Jensen (Deceased) and Kevin J. Murphy
HBS Negotiations, Organizations and Markets Unit, Harvard University - Business School (HBS) and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Downloads 11,718
7.

Executive Compensation: Where We are, and How We Got There

George Constantinides, Milton Harris, and René Stulz (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Finance. Elsevier Science North Holland (Forthcoming), Marshall School of Business Working Paper No. FBE 07.12
Number of pages: 179 Posted: 17 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2012
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Kevin J. Murphy
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Downloads 11,572
8.

A Review of Human Capital Theory: Microeconomics

University of St. Gallen, Department of Economics Discussion Paper No. 2007-01
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 19 Jan 2007
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Kai-Joseph Fleischhauer
University of St. Gallen - Institute of Public Finance and Fiscal Law
Downloads 8,344
9.

CEO Compensation

Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Working Paper No. 77
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2010
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Carola Frydman and Dirk Jenter
Northwestern University and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance

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Downloads 6,242
10.

Human Capital Policy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 821
Number of pages: 151 Posted: 17 Aug 2003 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
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Pedro Manuel Carneiro and James J. Heckman
University College London - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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Downloads 6,221
11.

Catching Up Is Hard to Do: Undergraduate Prestige, Elite Graduate Programs, and the Earnings Premium

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-23, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-17, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 20 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2019
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Joni Hersch
Vanderbilt University - Law School

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Downloads 5,804
12.

Measuring Skill in the Mutual Fund Industry

Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research Paper
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2020
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Jonathan Berk and Jules H. van Binsbergen
Stanford Graduate School of Business and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

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Downloads 5,313
13.

Inequality and Institutions in 20th Century America

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 07-17
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 07 May 2007
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Frank S. Levy and Peter Temin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Urban Studies & Planning and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Downloads 5,079
14.

The Economic Value of a Law Degree

HLS Program on the Legal Profession Research Paper No. 2013-6
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 14 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 26 Nov 2014
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Michael Simkovic and Frank McIntyre
University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Amazon.com

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Downloads 5,011
15.

An Economic Evaluation of the Moneyball Hypothesis

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Nov 2004
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Jahn Karl Hakes, Jahn Karl Hakes and Raymond D. Sauer
Albion College - Department of Economics and ManagementAlbion College and Clemson University - John E. Walker Department of Economics
Downloads 4,389
16.

Public Attitudes toward Immigration

Annual Review of Political Science, 2014, Volume 17, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2013
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Jens Hainmueller and Daniel J. Hopkins
Stanford University - Department of Political Science and University of Pennsylvania

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Downloads 4,301
17.

Venture Capital Limited Partnership Agreements: Understanding Compensation Arrangements

U of Texas Law and Economics Research Paper No. 29, Columbia Law and Economics Working Paper No. 254
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2008
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Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 3,877
18.

Low Quality Education as a Poverty Trap

Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers No.25/2011. Initially a synthesis report to PSPPD
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 31 May 2017
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Servaas van der Berg, Cobus Burger, Rulof Burger, Mia de Vos, Gideon du Rand, Martin Gustafsson, Eldridge Moses, Debra L. Shepherd, Nicholas Spaull, Stephen Taylor, Hendrik van Broekhuizen and Dieter von Fintel
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University - Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University - Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University and Stellenbosch University
Downloads 3,873
19.

Returns to Investment in Education: A Further Update

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Mar 2003
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George Psacharopoulos and Harry A. Patrinos
Georgetown University and University of Arkansas, Fayetteville - Department of Education Reform

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Downloads 3,831
20.

Managerial Capital and the Market for CEOs

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 May 2007
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Kevin J. Murphy and Jan Zabojnik
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and Queen's University - Department of Economics
Downloads 3,719
21.

Large Language Models, Small Labor Market Effects

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2025-56
Number of pages: 117 Posted: 17 Apr 2025 Last Revised: 01 May 2025
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Anders Humlum and Emilie Vestergaard
University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics, Students
Downloads 3,558
22.

What Do Boards Do? Evidence from Board Committee and Director Compensation Data

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 02 Sep 2005
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Renee B. Adams
University of Oxford
Downloads 3,499
23.

Automatic Reaction - What Happens to Workers at Firms that Automate?

Boston Univ. School of Law, Law and Economics Research Paper
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 05 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2022
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James E. Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons and Wiljan Van den Berge
Technology & Policy Research Initiative, BU School of Law, Utrecht University, Utrecht University - School of Economics and Utrecht University
Downloads 3,435
24.

SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) Implied by the Serology, Antibody, Testing in New York City

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 11 May 2020 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2023
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Linus Wilson
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - College of Business Administration

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Downloads 3,430
25.

The Academic Job Market in Finance: A Rookie's Guide

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 13 Sep 2004
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Alexander W. Butler and Timothy Falcon Crack
Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and University of Otago - Department of Accountancy and Finance
Downloads 3,397
26.

Wall Street and Main Street: What Contributes to the Rise in the Highest Incomes?

CRSP Working Paper No. 615, AFA 2008 New Orleans Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 20 Sep 2006
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Joshua D. Rauh and Steven N. Kaplan
Stanford Graduate School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Downloads 3,259
27.

Immigration and the UK: Reflections after Brexit

Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 402
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Jan 2017
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Marco Alfano, Christian Dustmann and Tommaso Frattini
University of Strathclyde, University College London and Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano (LdA)
Downloads 3,231
28.

Estimating Labor Market Power

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 30 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2022
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José Azar, Steven Berry and Ioana Elena Marinescu
University of Navarra, IESE Business School, Yale University - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice

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Downloads 3,183
29.

A Corporate Beauty Contest

Duke I&E Research Paper No. 16-10
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2016
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John R. Graham, Campbell R. Harvey and Manju Puri
Duke University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

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Downloads 3,123
30.

Perpetuating Inequality: What Salary History Bans Reveal About Wages

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 24 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2021
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James E. Bessen, Chen Meng and Erich Denk
Technology & Policy Research Initiative, BU School of Law, Technology & Policy Research Initiative, Boston University and Technology & Policy Research Initiative, BU School of Law
Downloads 3,023
31.

How ChatGPT and Generative AI Systems will Revolutionize Legal Services and the Legal Profession

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2023
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Rupert Macey-Dare
St Cross College - University of Oxford
Downloads 2,975
32.

The Young Person's Guide to the Theil Index: Suggesting Intuitive Interpretations and Exploring Analytical Applications

UTIP Working Paper No. 14
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 14 May 2000
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Pedro Conceicao and Pedro Ferreira
United Nations - Human Development Report Office and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Downloads 2,915
33.

The Insider-Outsider Theory: A Survey

IZA Discussion Paper No. 534
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 21 Aug 2002 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
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Assar Lindbeck and Dennis J. Snower
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and University of Kiel - Institute for World Economics (IfW)
Downloads 2,718
34.

Are CEOs Born Leaders? Lessons from Traits of a Million Individuals

IFN Working Paper No. 1024, FIRN Research Paper No. 2436765, Harvard Business School Research Paper No. 16-044, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 478/2016
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 15 May 2014 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2017
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Renee B. Adams, Matti Keloharju and Samuli Knüpfer
University of Oxford, Aalto University - School of Business and Aalto University School of Business
Downloads 2,673
35.

Artificial Intelligence and High-Skilled Work: Evidence from Analysts

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 20-84
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 30 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2020
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Jillian Grennan and Roni Michaely
Emory University and The University of Hong Kong
Downloads 2,642
36.

Human Capital, Sports Performance and Salary Determination of Professional Athletes

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 30 Mar 2006
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Roberto Antonietti
University of Padova - "Marco Fanno" Department of Economics and Management
Downloads 2,593
37.

The Sustainability Wage Gap

Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 20-14, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper 718/2020, Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 21-17, HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute – Archive
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 11 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2025
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Philipp Krueger, Daniel Metzger and Jiaxin Wu
University of Geneva - Geneva Finance Research Institute (GFRI), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) and Stockholm School of Economics - Department of Finance
Downloads 2,432
38.

Earnings Inequality and the Minimum Wage: Evidence from Brazil

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Paper 7, Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 18-50
Number of pages: 121 Posted: 29 May 2018 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2022
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Niklas Engbom and Christian Moser
New York University (NYU) and Columbia University

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Downloads 2,389
39.

The Demand for AI Skills in the Labor Market

Labour Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 10 May 2021
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Liudmila Alekseeva, José Azar, Mireia Gine, Sampsa Samila and Bledi Taska
KU Leuven, University of Navarra, IESE Business School, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, University of Navarra, IESE Business School and Lightcast

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Downloads 2,361
40.

Labor Unemployment Risk and Corporate Financing Decisions

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Vol. 108, No. 2, pp. 449-470 (2013)
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 29 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 20 May 2018
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Ashwini K. Agrawal and David A. Matsa
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Downloads 2,314
41.

Measuring Firm Size in Empirical Corporate Finance

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 27 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2018
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Chongyu Dang, Zhichuan Frank Li and Chen Yang
Founder Securities, University of Western Ontario - Ivey School of Business and Wuhan University
Downloads 2,302
42.

Occupational Characteristics and the Obesity Wage Penalty

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-12, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-23
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2016
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Jennifer Bennett Shinall
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 2,302
43.

What Prevents Women from Reaching the Top?

IFN Working Paper No. 1111, Harvard Business School Research Paper Series No. 16-092
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2022
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Matti Keloharju, Samuli Knüpfer and Joacim Tåg
Aalto University School of Business, Aalto University School of Business and Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
Downloads 2,295
44.

The Economic Value of a Law Degree, Powerpoint Presentation

2013 American Law & Economics Conference, Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, Tennessee
Number of pages: 129 Posted: 26 May 2013 Last Revised: 26 Nov 2014
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Michael Simkovic and Frank McIntyre
University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Amazon.com

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Downloads 2,285
45.

The Gender Pay Gap: Micro Sources and Macro Consequences

Number of pages: 107 Posted: 23 May 2018 Last Revised: 24 Aug 2023
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Iacopo Morchio and Christian Moser
University of Bristol - Department of Economics and Columbia University

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Downloads 2,264
46.

Outsourcing: An Ethical Analysis of an International Trade Issue

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 03 Feb 2005
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Robert W. McGee
Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting
Downloads 2,184
47.

Managerial Attributes and Executive Compensation

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming, AFA 2010 Atlanta Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 12 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2011
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John R. Graham, Si Li and Jiaping Qiu
Duke University, Wilfrid Laurier University - School of Business & Economics and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

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Downloads 2,179
48.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Retention

Number of pages: 99 Posted: 30 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2024
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Xiao Cen, Yue Qiu and Tracy Yue Wang
Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, Temple University and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management
Downloads 2,177
49.

Do Right-to-Work Laws Work? Evidence from Individual Well-Being and Economic Sentiment

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 03 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2019
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Christos Makridis
Stanford University
Downloads 2,175
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oaxaca: Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition in R

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 20 Nov 2014
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Marek Hlavac
Social Policy Institute
Downloads 2,096