Disparities faced by boys and men of color in California
2009 RAND Corporation study on the disparities between Latino and African-American males and their white counterparts in California.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
Expert Commentary
Geographic variation in Medicare drug spending
2010 study exploring the relationship between spending on non-drug medical services and pharmaceutical expenses across geographical regions.
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U.S. immigrants and bicycling: Two-wheeled in autopia
2010 University of California, Los Angeles, study published in Transport Policy on the relationship between bicycle use and riders’ immigrant status.
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Hidden health costs of transportation
2010 report by the American Public Health Association examining the external costs that automotive-transportation systems impose.
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Who’s winning the clean energy race?
2010 paper on the increased investment of key developing nations in the global production of clean-energy technology.
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Tobacco use links with child malnutrition in developing countries
2009 Tufts University study on the relationship between household tobacco use and child nutrition in the developing world.
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Measuring the impact of health insurance on levels and trends in inequality
2010 Cornell University study done for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effect of health insurance on trends in income inequality.
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Executive compensation at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, 2000-2008
2009 Harvard University and Tel Aviv University study on whether the firms’ executive compensation encouraged incentives for executives to take excessive risks.
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How longer work lives ease the crunch of population aging
2009 RAND Corporation paper examines the potential benefits of workers remaining in the workforce for longer periods of time.
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Smoothing effect of carpool lanes on freeway bottlenecks
2008 U.C. Berkeley study looking at the effect of carpool lanes on the number of person and vehicle hours traveled.
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