The mortgage interest deduction: Its geographic distribution and policy implications
2014 report from the Congressional Research Service on the use of the current mortgage-interest deduction as well as four possible methods for reforming it.
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How to mitigate climate change: Key facts from the U.N.’s 2014 report
2014 study by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on ways that nations, states and municipalities can act to limit or reverse trends in CO2 emissions.
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America’s rental housing: Evolving markets and needs
2013 study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University examining rentals in the United States, including demographics, costs and public-policy challenges.
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U.S. DOT: Status of America’s highways, bridges and transit
2014 report by the United States Department of Transportation on the current state of the nation’s transportation system and its anticipated future needs.
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The impact of natural gas extraction and fracking on state and local roadways
2014 study by the RAND Corporation and Carnegie Mellon on the impact of fracking-related truck traffic on the design life and reconstruction cost of the different types of roadways.
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Reducing U.S. gas consumption: Plug-in hybrids versus charging infrastructure
2013 study in Energy Policy on the relative advantages of plug-in hybrid cars and car-charging infrastructure for decreasing U.S. energy consumption.
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Impact of the new USDA school meal standards on food selection, consumption and waste
2014 study the Harvard School of Public Health on how the new school food standards of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have affected students’ meal choices and behavior.
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Public opinion on biomedical research: The interplay of partisanship and beliefs about science
2014 study by American University and Columbia on the factors influencing public opinion on research, including partisanship, ideology, education and attitudes toward science.
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Urban adaptation can roll back warming of emerging megapolitan regions
2014 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) exploring the potential of urban adaptation strategies to counteract the effects of long-term global climate change.
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The effect of CCTV on public safety: Research roundup
Updated in 2014, this review of literature on the effectiveness of surveillance cameras against crime includes a 2009 meta-analysis by Northeastern and the University of Cambridge.
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