Want fewer cars on the roads? Don’t offer parking, research suggests
New research draws a direct line between dedicated parking spots and the number of cars owned among affordable housing residents in San Francisco.
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Disparity studies on municipal contracting: What they are and 9 questions journalists should ask about them
Disparity studies can expose discrimination in government contracting. But do they lead to lasting change?
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Youth incarceration fell when California required counties to pay more for juvenile detention: New research
California counties hardly had any financial ties to state juvenile facilities before a 1996 law.
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A $15 minimum wage: What the research says
Academic studies that explore minimum wage changes tend to look at how those changes affect employment levels. There are hundreds of studies on this.
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Can academics and journalists collaborate on big data projects? The SilverLining Project wants to find out
“We noticed in the media there’s more and more spectacular break-ins and people stealing data and putting it on the dark web,” says Gary King, an expert in big data analysis. “We were wondering whether we could create some good out of all this bad.”
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Research on the Confederate flag, divisive politics and enduring meanings
What most people think of as the Confederate flag is actually the battle flag of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia — it was never an official flag of the Confederacy.
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At protests that draw counter-protesters, people on the left more likely to face arrest
In analyzing 64 U.S. protests from 2017 and 2018 where counter-protesters were present and arrests were made, York University sociologist Lesley Wood finds right-leaning protesters account for 8% of total arrests while left-leaning protesters account for 81% of arrests.
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The stock market is not the economy. Right? Here’s what the research says.
“The stock market is not the economy” has been the phrase of the COVID-19 recession among business journalists and economists. Here’s the research on the disconnect between stocks and Americans’ personal economies.
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Exploring links between credit card debt and mental health as COVID recession wears on
More Americans are using credit card debt to cover everyday expenses, like rent. These five studies explore the links between debt and stress.
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Investigating stories on water access, affordability and safety: 5 tips to get started
Tip #1: Remember that families experience water insecurity in the suburbs and rural areas, in addition to cities.
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