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2013 study in the American Journal of Epidemiology showing the high risks for HIV infection among sex workers.
2013 study from Cornell examining how increased trade with China results in partner countries altering their foreign policy positions in favor of China.
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.
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.
2010 policy paper in Science exploring the consequences of policies relating to the export of ivory from African countries.
Violent crime in the developing world: Research roundup
2012 review of research studies on violent and transnational crime and its broader social impacts in the developing world.
Global protest, technology and social media: Research roundup
2012 review of scholarship on the Internet, social media and political activism around the world.
Economic Inequality Is Linked to Biased Self-Perception
2011 report in Psychological Science on individual self-enhancement bias and societal levels of income inequality.
Strategic Assessment of Indonesia’s Prospects for Growth, Equity and Democratic Governance
2010 report from Harvard’s Ash Center on Indonesia’s economic, governmental and social progress since its adoption of democratic rule in 2000.
The Public and Private Sectors in Vietnam, 1993-2006
2012 study in The World Bank Review on economic and income trends in Vietnam, as it transitioned to a more market-based model.
U.S. Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy
2012 Congressional Research Service report on the state of U.S. refugee policy.
World Bank: Poverty Levels in the Developing World
2012 World Bank report on poverty rates in the developing world.
The Water Footprint of Humanity
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the total amount of water utilized by individuals and societies globally.
2011 study from INSEAD and the Oxford Internet Institute on a global survey of Internet attitudes.
Building Blocks of Economic Complexity
2009 study in PNAS on diversity within developing economies and corresponding potential for growth.
Global Senior Executives’ Perceptions of the Role of the Firm in Society
2011 study in the Socio-Economic Review on the attitudes of senior executives about corporate social responsibility.
Trends in Daily Solar Radiation and Precipitation Coefficients of Variation Since 1984
2011 study in the online journal of the American Meteorological Society on long-term trends in sunshine and precipitation variability.
2011 study by University of Oxford on global online dating practices.
United Nations 2011 Global Study on Homicide
2011 United Nations report on rates of homicide per capita around the world.
After Unipolarity: China’s Visions of International Order in an Era of U.S. Decline
2011 report from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School on China’s rise to power and its implications.
