Minimum wage: Updated research roundup on the effects of increasing pay
2016 literature review of academic studies and papers that looks at the minimum wage in the United States, its wider effects and policy implications.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
2016 literature review of academic studies and papers that looks at the minimum wage in the United States, its wider effects and policy implications.
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2015 study in Criminology that looks at the evolution of the availability of criminal records and how having a criminal record affects a person’s ability to secure work, housing and higher education.
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2016 study in Public Finance Review that tries to gauge the public’s interest in new sources of revenue to fund road construction and maintenance.
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A 2016 roundup of studies and papers that provide perspective on the ongoing debate over a proposed U.S. carbon tax.
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2016 study published in PNAS that looks at the impact of night-shift work on measures of drowsiness, driving performance and risk for motor vehicle crashes.
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2016 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that provides one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of the many fluid dimensions of population movement across societies.
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2015 selection of research that helps define, understand and analyze the sharing economy, those who participate in it and its economic impact.
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2016 study in Health Affairs that looks at the effectiveness of Medicaid programs in getting enrollees, who are twice as likely to smoke as the general population, to stop using tobacco.
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2015 study published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis that looks at the economic and other benefits of community college certificates.
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2016 collection of research and reports aimed at helping journalists write about the public policy debate surrounding transgender individuals and bathroom access.
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