The Wonks' List: the best technical policy reads of 2023

Published: Jan. 21, 2024, 9 p.m.

In addition to Grattan Institute\u2019s annual Prime Minister\u2019s Summer Reading List, our Wonks\u2019 List highlights some of the year\u2019s best technical policy reads, for anyone who wants to take a deeper dive. \n\nIn this special podcast, Senior Associate Natasha Bradshaw discusses the Wonks' List with Associate Elizabeth Baldwin and Health Program Director Peter Breadon. \n\nShow notes and references\nThe Wonks' List and our rationale: https://grattan.edu.au/news/wonks-list-2023/\n\nMen. Male-biased sex ratios and masculinity norms: evidence from Australia\u2019s colonial past: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10887-023-09223-x\n\nZero-Sum Thinking and the Roots of U.S. Political Divides: https://www.nber.org/papers/w31688\n\nThe rise and fall of peer review: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-review\n\nSugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Perinatal Health: A Quasi-Experimental Study: https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(23)00158-7/fulltext\n\nSwallow This: Childhood and Adolescent Exposure to Fast Food Restaurants, BMI, and Cognitive Ability: https://www.nber.org/papers/w31226\n\nSocial Media and Mental Health: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20211218\n\nDonate to Grattan: https://grattan.edu.au/donate