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This paper discusses a recent retreat of multiculturalism in the liberal state. This retreat has occurred both at the level of theory and practice. With the help of some recent liberal critiques of multiculturalism (by B.Barry, G.Sartori, and Y.Levy), the first part maps out some shortcomings of the notion of minority integration through cultural recognition, particularly with respect to immigr...

Sloan and Russell Sage Foundations for Financial Support

Though economists assume that intertemporal preferences are time-consistent, evidence suggests that a per-son's relative preference for well-being at an earlier moment over a later moment increases as the earlier moment gets closer. We explore the behavioral and welfare implications of such time-inconsistent preferences in a simple model where a person must engage in an activity exactly once du...

Health, Income, and Inequality: Review and Redirection for the Wisconsin Russell Sage Working Group

A sense of mission: the Alfred P. Sloan and Russell Sage Foundations' behavioral economics program, 1984-1992.

Education: Relative and Absolute Measures

(1) This draft working paper explores issues which will inform analyses in a chapter of a book in progress commissioned by the Russell Sage Foundation. Please do not quote or cite before consulting with the authors. But comments are certainly welcome. (2) The research reported here is supported by a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to the " Century of Difference " project. Other working p...