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2012 study from the University of California, Davis, and El Colegio de Mexico on farm labor supply in the U.S. and Mexican migration patterns.

Wage and Hour Violations in Urban Labor Markets

2012 study by CUNY and UCLA on labor law violations in urban centers in the United States.

Implications of Immigration Policies for U.S. Farm Sector and Workforce

2011 study in Economic Inquiry examine the effect of U.S. immigration policy on the flow of unauthorized immigrants from Mexico and subsequent economic and labor impacts.

School and Residential Neighborhood Food Environment and Diet Among California Youth

2012 study from the RAND Corporation on youth obesity and access to healthy food sources.

Long-term Perspective on Wildfires in the Western USA

2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the frequency of wildfires in the American West over the past 3,000 years and the implications for larger wildfires.

Do Health Benefits Outweigh the Costs of Mass Recreational Programs? An Economic Analysis of Four Ciclovía Programs

2011 research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, San Francisco State University, Universidad de los Andes in Bogata, Universidad de Chile, University of Zurich, and other institutions.

Peer Effects in the Diffusion of Solar Photovoltaic Panels

2012 study by New York University and Yale on the peer-influence effects of installing solar panels within different ZIP codes.

Manufacturing Jobs: Impact of Energy Prices, Environmental and Labor Rules

2010 study on how electricity prices, labor laws and environmental regulations affect where manufacturers locate.

Geographical Mixing of 2009 Human H1N1 Influenza A Virus in a Single University Community

2011 study in the Journal of Virology mapping the diffusion and strains of the H1N1 virus as it spread through a university’s student community in 2009.

Preventing Wildfires: Fuel Treatment in Forests

2011 report from U.S. Forest Service on tree- and plant-thinning techniques used to reduce the chances of intense wildfires

When Prophecy Fails: How Religious Groups Cope

Review of four academic studies concerning the responses of religious groups in the event of failed prophecy

U.S. Government Accountability Office: 2011 Report on Criminal Alien Statistics

2011 report from federal oversight agency on crimes and costs involving undocumented persons.

Air Pollutants from Automotive Traffic Act on Glutamatergic Neurons

2011 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on responses in rodent brains to pollutants from highway traffic.

Test of Forecasting Model on Japanese Earthquakes

2005 study in Pure and Applied Geophysics testing an earthquake forecasting model against the records of Japanese quakes over 36 years.

State and Local Immigration Enforcement

2011 study by the Migration Policy Institute on the state and local enforcement of the federal 287(g) section of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act.