Financial literacy initiatives: What works? How could it be more effective?
2010 study by the Brookings Institution on helping members of the public make better financial decisions about their lives.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Networks of opportunity: Gender, race and job leads
2009 study in Social Problems journal on how access to employment information differs by ethnicity and sex.
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Beyond borders: Is media freedom contagious?
2010 study published in Kyklos: International Review of Social Sciences on the geographic spillover of increased media freedom.
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National Bureau of Economic Research: A decade of debt
2011 study for the National Bureau of Economic research on high levels of public debt and the consequences.
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Online metrics and the future of digital journalism
2010 study by Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism on the difficulties for media organizations of understanding their online audiences.
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Transit ridership and gas prices: Evidence from the U.S. and Australia
2008 study by the Transportation Research Record on correlation between fuel prices and the use of public transportation networks.
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Role of financial literacy in retirement plans
2010 study for National Bureau of Economic Research on lack of financial knowledge and retirement decisions.
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Impacts of biofuel targets on land use and food supply
2010 paper by the World Bank on the potential societal consequences of increased biofuels production to meet current national targets.
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Effects of alcohol tax and price policies on health
2010 meta-study in the American Journal of Public Health on the broader consequences of raising alcohol prices.
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Which places are growing? Seven trends from 2010 Census
2011 report from Harvard Kennedy School on trends in income and population data from the 2010 United States Census
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