30,000 Leagues

The Policy Lab

30,000 Leagues explores the depths of some of the most vexing policy questions of our time. Hosted by David Yokum, cognitive neuroscientist and Director of The Policy Lab at Brown University, 30,000 Leagues features researchers and policymakers who use rigorous scientific methods in pursuit of a better understanding of what actually works in the world, leading to more effective policies and the future of evidence-based government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30,000 Leagues

Episodes (14)

Nov 11, 2021 How should Rhode Island spend $1.1 billion?
Aug 18, 2021 How can data shape your approach to parenting?
May 10, 2021 How effective is the Year Up workforce development program? (with David Fein)

30,000 Leagues

Nov 11, 2021
1 hour
58 MB

How would you spend $1.1 billion? The question sounds like something that most of us only dream about, but it’s a very real question with real implications that Rhode Island faces as leaders decide how to spend the $1.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Guest co-hosts Jonathan Womer and Lisa Vura-Weis spoke with Michael DiBiase, President and CEO of the RI Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) and Linda Katz, Co-Founder and Policy Director of the Economic Progress Institute, who helped author a Rhode Island Foundation report called “Make it Happen: Investing for Rhode Island’s Future...

30,000 Leagues

How should Rhode Island spend $1.1 billion?

The Policy Lab

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