Public attitudes toward a higher gas tax and other funding sources for transportation projects
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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Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Carbon tax and pricing greenhouse gas emissions: Research and perspectives
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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Drowsy driving and car crashes: How night-shift work contributes to traffic dangers
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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Migration, immigration and demographic science: Longer-term perspectives
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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Uber, Airbnb and consequences of the sharing economy: Research roundup
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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Tobacco cessation: Gaps in efforts to get Medicaid recipients to quit smoking
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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The economic benefits of community college certificates in the job market
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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Single-sex restrooms and transgender individuals: A roundup of research
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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Welfare reform and unemployment among young, low-skilled men
2016 study published in Demography that looks at how welfare reform policies aimed at getting more single mothers into the workforce affected employment among young men.
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Reducing juvenile crime and dropout rates: Field experiments in Chicago
A 2015 National Bureau of Economic Research study assesses two Chicago programs aimed at reducing delinquency and high school dropout rates among teens.
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