Science, technology, engineering and mathematics: Good jobs now and for the future
2011 report by the U.S. Department of Commerce on the current state of the science, technology, engineering and math-based job industries.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Information needs of communities: The changing media landscape in a broadband age
2011 FCC report on the changing information environment in the 21st century and the challenges for both the press and democracy.
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Women in the federal government: Ambitions and achievements
2011 report by the U.S. government on progress of women in federal hiring and attainment of higher-level positions.
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Bribes, lobbying and development
2011 study in the American Political Science Review on how cycles of bribery can trap developing countries in corruption.
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Comparative perspective on poverty reduction in Brazil, China and India
2011 report by the World Bank on how three of the fastest-growing economies in the developing world are approaching poverty reduction.
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Debt and debt ceiling issues: Research roundup
Range of reports, studies and working papers on the implications of the United States’ carrying a large public debt.
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Maternity leave and children’s cognitive and behavioral development
2011 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the link between child development outcomes and the length of a mother’s maternity leave.
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School-based early childhood education and age-28 well-being
2011 report by the University of Minnesota and University of Missouri on long-term outcomes for participants in early child-parent education programs.
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Globalization, structural change and productivity growth
2011 Tufts and Harvard Kennedy School study on structural changes within the labor sector of developing countries and whether they promote economic growth.
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Comparing the cell phone driver and drunk driver
An AEI-Brookings Joint Center study published in 2004 that assesses the comparative risks of cell phone use and consuming alcohol on drivers’ performance.
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