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The Dynamics of Immigration Opinion in the United States, 1992-2012
2013 study in Public Opinion Quarterly showing trends in public sentiment over time with regard to immigration.
The U.S. Postal Service and financial sustainability: Research roundup
Collection of recent academic studies and research papers on financial future of the United States Postal Service.
Reading list on income inequality: A Storify presentation of data and findings
Updated April 2013: A review of relevant studies and papers on U.S. income inequality, as presented through the Storify publishing platform.
The Supreme Court and public opinion: Research roundup
2013 review of scholarly studies that examine the intersection between public opinion and rulings of the Supreme Court.
Budget Sequestration: Review of Job Loss Estimates
2012 Congressional Research Service report on potential sweeping budget cuts in 2013 mandated under the Budget Control Act, should no deficit reduction deal be reached by legislators.
Effects of raising the minimum wage: Research review and key lessons
2013 literature review of academic studies that look at the minimum wage, its effects and policy implications.
Tax policy, economic growth and deficit solutions: Research roundup
2012 literature review of research and analysis on taxation theory and practice in the United States, including the Bush tax cuts, progressive taxation, consumption taxes, and taxes on higher-income households.
National Leadership Index 2012: A National Study of Confidence in Leadership
2012 study by the Harvard Kennedy School on Americans’ attitudes toward national leaders.
Pew Report: The High Cost, Low Return of Longer Prison Terms
2012 Pew Center on the States report on the U.S. incarceration rates, strategies and costs from 1990 to 2009.
Alternative Policies to Increase Recycling of Plastic Water Bottles in the United States
2012 study from Duke and Vanderbilt on approaches to improving municipal recycling rates.
Drought in the United States: Policy Implications and Research Findings
2012 report from the Congressional Research Bureau on the history and current severity of U.S. national and regional droughts, including policy responses.
Press Secretaries, Journalists and Editors: Shaping Local Congressional News Coverage
2012 study in Political Communication on political public relations effects, journalists’ response, and the press coverage that results.
Pew Research: Partisan Polarization Surges in Bush, Obama Years
2012 study by the Pew Research Center on shifts in American political values from 1987-2012.
Political and Judicial Checks on Corruption: Evidence from American State Governments
2008 study in Economics & Politics on how the theory of the balance of powers plays out at the state level, and how partisan influence can change dynamics.
Roads to Prosperity or Bridges to Nowhere? The Impact of Public Infrastructure Investment
2012 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research uses data on highway spending measures to chart the large-scale economic effects of public infrastructure investments.
Growing Gap in Favorable Views of Federal, State Governments
2012 Pew Research survey looking at variation in citizen assessments of government at different levels, and partisan divides.
Demand for Health Insurance among Uninsured Americans
2012 study from Princeton University on the number of uninsured Americans who might participate in reform efforts.
2012 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report
2012 report from the federal government on the solvency and long-term forecasts of entitlement programs.
Does Living in a Subprime Neighborhood Affect the Probability of Default?
2011 paper published in Real Estate Economics on subprime and non-traditional mortgages, home prices and default rates.
Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army: U.S. Response
2012 report by the Congressional Research Service on the current status of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in central Africa and U.S. deployment to that region.
