Inside the economics of illegal drugs, from cryptocurrencies to Major League Baseball
Money and illegal drugs are inextricable. This roundup brings together recent research exploring the wide-ranging relationship between economics and drugs.
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Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Sex education: Why an abstinence-only approach is problematic
We’ve gathered and summarized 11 studies that look at sex education in public schools. Some examine the shortcomings of abstinence-only education as well as students’ views and experiences in sex ed class.
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Rural Americans struggle with health costs, lack of high-speed internet access
Paying for medical, housing or food bills is a challenge for 40% of rural American adults, according to the results of a new nationally representative survey.
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How consumers are footing the bill for the U.S.-China trade war
Get caught up on the tennis match that is the U.S.-China trade war, and explore the latest research analyzing how U.S. import tariffs are impacting the economy.
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Income inequality and bullying linked in new study
New research in JAMA Pediatrics finds an association between spending early childhood in a country with wide income inequality and being bullied during early adolescence.
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Soaring rents and plunging home values: How 1930s housing practices eroded black wealth
In neighborhoods that shifted from white to black in the prewar era, housing rental prices soared while home values plunged, according to a new NBER working paper.
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How Fed rates helped fuel the investment bust that sparked the Great Recession
Rising Federal Reserve interest rates in the lead-up to the Great Recession may have steered investors toward riskier housing investments, according to new research.
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Child and adolescent deaths decreased by half worldwide since 1990
Child and adolescent deaths have decreased 51.7% worldwide from 1990 to 2017. But the gap between poor and rich countries has grown.
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Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in rural America: A research roundup
The latest research analyzing the spread of HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia across the United States.
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Covering political polls: A cautionary research roundup
Journalist’s Resource rounds up some of the latest political polling research as Joe Biden jumps into the 2020 presidential race.
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