2013 study by Arizona State University in Psychological Science exploring how the degree to which religion permeates groups interacts with incompatibility of values and the competition for resources.
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2013 survey of studies and reports on issues relating to microfinance and economics in the developing world.
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2013 Harvard study seeking to quantify the short- and long-term impact of fourth- through eighth-grade teachers by observing them in multiple classrooms.
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2013 research review on polarization in various areas of American life, including geographical location, social relationships and dating preferences.
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2013 study in Oxford Economic Papers on the impact of terrorism on international investment and the potential offsetting effect of foreign aid.
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2013 research on contraception policies and pregnancy rates, including a 2012 study from Washington University in St. Louis on the relationship between free access to birth control and abortion rates.
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2013 review of recent research on U.S. war veterans and emerging problems they face with reintegration into society.
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2013 review of research papers relevant to any potential intervention in the Syrian conflict, with particular emphasis on the notion of “responsibility to protect.”
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2013 Pew Research Center report on global attitudes toward China and America, and various trends among different regions.
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2013 study by the Harvard Kennedy School published in the American Political Science Review on possible causes to variation in rapes during 86 major conflicts.
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