Bright Fortunes

The Fortunes of Poor Neighborhoods

We examine the longitudinal fortunes of the poorest fifth of U.S. metropolitan neighborhoods, defined as those with 20 percent or higher poverty rates in 1980. We employ logistic regression to identify the factors correlated with 1980-1990 increases and decreases in poverty rates across these poor neighborhoods, and examine whether factors vary by predominant racial/ethnic composition. Regional...

Oncogenes induce a reversal of replication’s fortunes

Oncogenes induce a reversal of replication’s for tunes N eelsen et al. describe how certain oncogenes can perturb DNA replication and induce DNA damage. Several oncogenes, including Cyclin E and Cdc25A, push cells precipitously into S phase, resulting in numerous DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). But how S phase deregulation disrupts replication and induces DNA damage is unclear. To fi nd out, N...

Geography vs. Institutions Revisisted: Were Fortunes Reversed?

I review the controversy over the roles of geography and institutions in economic development. Using the new data set of Maddison (2003) shows that the only major reversal of fortunes consisted of four British o¤shoots passing the income levels of the rest of the world: a ...nding which, in my view, casts doubts on the importance of institutions. I argue that statistical analyses of the impact ...

Family resilience and the fortunes of war.

Military families have been a subject of concern due to increasing divorce rates and child maltreatment that have been directly linked to the number and length of combat deployments. In contrast many military families show positive resilience in the wake of multiple deployments. This article looks at several special situations where military families are faced with serious challenges after depl...

Reversal in the Fortunes of the Plains