Past Grants

The Rule of Law: Diverse Concepts, Causes, and Strategies for Policymakers, Practitioners, and Educators

Grant Year: 2019

Roy Godson will examine how the United States can most effectively help other nations establish or strengthen the rule of law. He will analyze the relationship between the cultural underpinnings and institutions in the United States that support the rule of law and critique modern approaches to promoting rule of law abroad.

Institute for International Studies International Security & Foreign Policy

$47,559

CASI Annual Indian Security Workshop

Grant Year: 2019

Devesh Kapur will convene an annual conference to facilitate an interaction between younger researchers and their senior counterparts on issues related to India’s security and defense policies.

Security Studies InitiativeUniversity of Pennsylvania International Security & Foreign Policy

$32,230

Identifying the Impact of Regulation on Productivity: OSHA as a Case Study

Grant Year: 2019

Matthew Johnson, Nicholas Bloom, and David Levine will examine how regulations affect economic outcomes, including productivity, investment, and business practices. They will compare productivity and investment behavior among firms inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to those same measures in firms that were not inspected. The project’s findings will appear in a series of papers.

Duke University Domestic Public Policy

$150,000

The Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab: Building a Foundation for Actionable Research on Higher Education Policy in Tennessee

Grant Year: 2019

William Fox, Celeste Carruthers, and Carolyn Heinrich will direct the research and publications program of the Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab. The lab will assess the impact of a statewide initiative to promote economic mobility by increasing the education and skill levels of its residents. Researchers will examine the effectiveness of programs designed to increase graduation rates at two- and four-year colleges and seek to better understand how student employment while enrolled in college affects completion rates and post-college employment The project’s findings will appear in a series of reports, papers, and briefings for policymakers.

University of Tennessee Domestic Public Policy

$200,000

China Leadership Monitor

Grant Year: 2019

Minxin Pei will edit the China Leadership Monitor, a quarterly journal examining developments and trends in Chinese leadership politics and the ways competition over power and policy are unfolding within the Chinese Communist Party and government.

Claremont McKenna College International Security & Foreign Policy

$125,337

Confronting Proxy Conflict in the Middle East: Policy Implications and Strategic Responses

Grant Year: 2019

Peter Bergen and Candace Rondeaux will research and write a book analyzing the landscape of proxy wars among great and medium powers and explore how the United States can pursue its interests effectively in this environment. They will commission papers on various aspects of proxy wars and case studies of conflicts in Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, and Yemen. They will explore the likely course of future rivalries involving proxy warfare, the dilemmas inherent in the relationships between sponsors and proxies, and the innovations in such warfare in the modern period.

New America Foundation International Security & Foreign Policy

$50,000

The Rise of Mega-Firms: Facts, Explanations, and Policies

Grant Year: 2019

John Van Reenen and Chad Syverson will lead an effort to examine how the rise of larger firms and increasing levels of market concentration affect key economic measures, including employment, investment, and output. They will commission research to explore the causes of, consequences of, and potential remedies for increased firm size and market concentration. The project’s findings will appear in a series of papers.

The National Bureau of Economic Research Domestic Public Policy

$120,000