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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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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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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2016 study in the Journal of Marriage and Family that looks at whether girls and young women who take abstinence pledges are less likely to become pregnant, acquire STDs.
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2016 study by two Harvard University researchers that looks at how housing loss, including eviction and housing condemnation, affects job loss among the working poor.
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2015 working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research that assesses how job loss, negative home equity and other types of “financial shock” influence whether homeowners default on mortgages
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The April 2016 release of a vast trove of files on the offshore financial dealings of politicians, businesses and public figures has raised questions over the widespread use of offshore banking to
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2016 report from the Congressional Research Service that outlines the key components of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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2016 study published in the American Journal of Sociology that examines the connection between social class and the rise of personal income inequality since the 1980s.
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2016 roundup of research that explores the growth in the number of white, Hispanic and Asian students attending the nation’s more than 100 HBCUs, or historically black colleges and universities.
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2015 study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association that examines how often young adults visited U.S. emergency rooms for the treatment of toothaches between 2001 and 2010.
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