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Technology and Collective Action: The Effect of Cell Phone Coverage and Political Violence in Africa
2013 study in American Political Science Review showing the association between increased cell phone availability and usage and the capacity for violent conflict.
Mapping the Global Twitter Heartbeat: The Geography of Twitter
2013 study from Silicon Graphics International (SGI), the University of Illinois, and social media data vendor GNIP on geography and Twitter use.
Tax Havens: Exploring “Treasure Islands”
Findings from a variety of studies and reports, and a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, on the impact of tax havens on global financial market competition, as well as the dynamics of tax evasion.
Is Corporate Social Responsibility Associated with Lower Wages?
2013 study in Environmental and Resource Economics showing that firms with a reputation for corporate social responsibility often pay their employees lower wages and gender plays a strong role in these dynamics.
New Left policies and Latin America: Research review and reading list
2013 review of relevant studies and books that shed light on the New Left in Latin America; a variety of scholarly perspectives on outcomes and progress.
Is There an Asian Model of Technological Emergence?
2013 study in Socio-Economic Review assessing looking at distinctions among Asian countries in terms of technological development and economics.
Mobile Leapfrogging and Digital Divide Policy
2013 paper from the New America Foundation reviewing existing scholarship on mobile phone use in the developing world and critically examining the potential downsides versus building more broadband infrastructure to support PCs.
Polarization of Job Opportunities in the U.S. Labor Market
2013 and 2010 studies for the National Bureau of Economic Research on changes in the U.S. labor market, the “hollowing out” of middle-income jobs, and disparities between high- and low-wage jobs.
Global Land and Water Grabbing
2013 study from the Polytechnic University of Milan and the University of Virginia on the growing rates of international land and water purchases by nations and corporations.
Microfinance and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa: Research roundup
2012 scholarly literature review regarding microfinance programs and their effects in developing African countries.
Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa in the Last Two Decades
2012 study in the Journal of African Economies examining complex trends relating to growth and poverty reduction on the African continent.
The Changing Role of Hollywood in the Global Movie Market
2012 study in the Journal of Media Economics on evidence that Hollywood’s production of films is increasingly catering to foreign audiences.
Global Changes in Diets and the Consequences for Land Requirements for Food
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences on the problematic pace of global land consumption and agricultural output required to supply the world’s growing population.
Cultural Diversity, Geographical Isolation, and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations
2011 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research examining how cultural diversity has affected societal growth over centuries.
China’s Life Satisfaction, 1990-2010
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on declining life satisfaction and discontent over time in China.
The Territorial Dynamics of Innovation in China and India
2012 study from the London School of Economics on differences between China and India in terms of business innovation.
Global protest, technology and social media: Research roundup
2012 review of scholarship on the Internet, social media and political activism around the world.


