Boys' Clubs

Participation in Boys & Girls Clubs, vulnerability, and problem behaviors

Clubs within clubs:

This paper deals with two examples of macro-regions in the EU: the Benelux and the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). Building on the distinction between “old” and “new” regionalism, it discusses some characteristics of regions in general, and of sub-integration schemes within the EU in particular. These characteristics are applied to the two regions at hand. From this application it foll...

Engaging Families in Boys & Girls Clubs: An Evaluation of the Family PLUS Pilot Initiative

Research has shown that engaging families through youth development and after-school programs may benefit children. This paper extends knowledge in this arena, describing a set of strategies for implementing family-strengthening activities in youth development settings. The paper reports findings from a pilot evaluation of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Family PLUS initiative. Quantitative...

Ideas Determining Convergence Clubs Ideas Determining Convergence Clubs Ideas Determining Convergence Clubs

This paper develops a model of cross-country growth and distribution dynamics where sharing ideas is important. The model shows clusters of economies emerging from deliberate choices made in equilibrium. It characterizes how, over time, the cross-section distribution of countries stratifies into distinct income classes.

RNA clubs.

When I started graduate school in 1987, my knowledge of RNA was probably typical of that of most chemistry graduate students, meaning it was pretty minimal. I took my first (and only) biochemistry class in Germany, at a time when my German was just barely up to the challenge. RNA was hardly mentioned, but I do recall learning that one of the activities of the ribosome was “peptidyl transferase....