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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Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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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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Global warming has worsened economic inequality and made some rich countries richer
New research quantifies how global warming has hampered — and benefited — wealthier and poorer economies.
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Equal access to health care lessens racial, ethnic death rate disparities
Research shows that when people of different races and ethnicities had equal access to health care, disparities in death rates decreased.
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Adding citizenship question to U.S. Census could result in significant undercounts
Evidence from a randomized control trial indicates that when you introduce a question about citizenship on a United States Census form, respondents answer a smaller percentage of the questions.
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The multi-trillion-dollar cost of sexual violence: Research roundup
Estimates put the the economic cost of sexual violence in the United States in the trillions of dollars.
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