Beyond the classroom: Using Title IX to measure the return to high school sports
2010 paper by the University of Michigan for the National Bureau of Economic Research examining the effect in later life of girls’ participation in sports.
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Cause of death affects racial classification on death certificates
2011 study conducted by University of California, Irvine, on the discrepancies between individuals’ reported race at birth and death and the possible role of the cause of death.
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Estimated HIV incidence in the United States, 2006-2009
2011 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the annual number of new HIV infections in the United States.
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Long-term impacts of teachers: Teacher value-added and student outcomes in adulthood
2011 study from Harvard and Columbia exploring the long-term impact on students of teachers with differing “value-added” ratings.
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Effect of dietary guidelines on the demand for whole-grain bread
2010 study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service on the impact of governmental dietary targets on consumer behavior.
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Exit talk in media coverage of past presidential campaigns
2011 study from Political Research Quarterly on the pressures faced by trailing contenders for presidential nominations to leave the race.
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Health benefits and costs of recreational programs: An analysis of four Ciclovía programs
2011 research from the CDC, WHO, S.F. State University, Universidad de los Andes in Bogata, Universidad de Chile, University of Zurich, and other institutions.
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Global potential for wind-generated electricity
2009 study by Harvard University and Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre on the overall global potential for wind-generated power.
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Peer effects in the diffusion of solar photovoltaic panels
2012 study by New York University and Yale University on possible peer-influence effects in the installion of solar panels within different ZIP codes.
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Reflective surfaces in urban areas: Global cooling?
2009 study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on the potential benefits of increasing the reflectivity of urban surfaces such as pavement and roofs.
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