Does incarceration-based drug treatment reduce recidivism?
2007 paper in the Journal of Experimental Criminology on the effectiveness of incarceration-based drug treatment in reducing drug relapse and recidivism.
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Case for banning subprime mortgages
2008 paper by the Valparaiso University School of Law on mortgage interest rates and the potential role of the FHA in providing mortgages to low-income home buyers.
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Latino preschool children’s oral health in rural California
2008 University of California, San Francisco, study on the causes behind the high rate of dental care among the state’s Latino children.
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Lessons from a state-funded workplace literacy program
2009 study by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research on effectiveness of workplace literacy training in 10 sites throughout Indiana.
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Leaving welfare and joining the labor force: Does job training help?
2006 University of Santa Clara study on the effectiveness of New York City’s Employment Services and Placement job training program for welfare recipients.
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Do interest groups affect U.S. immigration policy?
2008 study by the International Monetary Fund quantifying if and how different groups influence immigration policy.
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Immigration and labor market outcomes in the native elderly population
2008 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effect of immigration on labor market outcomes for native elderly workers.
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Effect of convenience voting on election outcomes
2011 study from University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University on the potential consequences of early voting methods.
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Pew Internet and American Life Project: Teens and distracted driving
2009 paper by the Pew Internet and American Life Project on the rate of cell phone use while driving among American teenagers.
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Neighborhood violence and urban youth
2009 National Bureau of Economic Research paper on the relationship between early exposure to violence and later problems such as substance abuse and delinquency.
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