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Susan E. Mayer

Susan E. Mayer is Professor in the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and author of What Money Can’t Buy: Family Income and Children’s Life Chances.

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Middle Class Stagnation It is no surprise that the high unemployment rate, the horrific rate of home foreclosures, the escalating cost of health insurance, and an increasing number of baby boomers facing...
Susan E. Mayer
By recasting social welfare polices to tap the sentiments of Homo reciprocans, it is possible to build an egalitarian society, according to Bowles and Gintis. But far from solving the problems of policy-makers, Homo...
Susan E. Mayer

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