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.
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How long will it take to lift one billion people out of poverty?
2013 paper in the World Bank Research Observer that estimates, under an optimistic scenario, a billion people could be lifted out of extreme poverty by 2027.
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Improving low-income and minority access to mortgage credit after the housing bust
2012 report from Harvard on the impact of government housing policies on home-ownership rates of minority individuals and disadvantaged communities.
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Property values, parks and crime: An analysis of Baltimore
2008 study in Landscaping and Urban Planning on the effect of crime levels and park proximity on property values in Baltimore, Maryland.
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The relationship between price and demand for fresh produce
2012 study in Urban Studies on the availability of and demand for fresh fruit and vegetables in a low-income neighborhood of Detroit.
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Crime, house prices and inequality: Examining Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
2012 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on how increased policing in Brazil’s favelas can lead to economic benefits and decreased inequality.
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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.
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Global changes in diets and the consequences for land requirements for food
2012 study in PNAS on the problematic pace of global land consumption and agricultural output required to supply the world’s growing population.
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Go where the money is: Modeling street robbers’ location choices
2012 study from Loyola University of Chicago and the Netherlands Institute in the Journal of Economic Geography on how street robberies cluster in certain areas, and why.
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Early predictors of high school math achievement
2012 study from Carnegie Mellon University, University of California-Irvine and others published in Psychological Science on the link between elementary and high school math achievement.
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