Do traffic tickets reduce motor vehicle crashes? Evidence from “Click It or Ticket”
2014 study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management demonstrating how police ticketing campaigns can reduce traffic crashes and fatality rates.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
Expert Commentary
The relative durability of tax breaks and spending programs, and the potential for tax reform
2014 research brief on the durability of “special interest” tax breaks, based on nearly 20 years worth of data, from the University of Michigan and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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Undocumented migration to the United States and the wages of Mexican immigrants
A 2014 study from Princeton University published in International Migration Review on the impact of a change in the proportion of undocumented immigrants on immigrant wages.
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Who pays for public employee health costs? Data analysis
2014 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research showing how increases in health care costs for public sector workers are addressed by government.
Expert Commentary
Internet and communications technology: Global energy consumption trends and challenges
2013 review of research and article in the journal Science on the global energy consumption of Internet and communications technology.
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Pro- and anti-Americanism in sub-Saharan Africa
2014 study in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research on attitudes toward the United States in sub-Saharan Africa and why, overall, they tend to be more positive that in many other parts of the world.
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Inequities in public school financing: Research data, and the challenges of courts and policy
2014 review of research and data on the continuing inequities in per-pupil public-school spending across the United States, and the impact of court rulings and reform efforts.
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Gender dynamics, competitive job listings and applicant decisions: A natural field experiment
2014 study in The Review of Economic Studies showing how job incentives and specifications can discourage women to apply for jobs.
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Fundamental law of road congestion: Evidence from U.S. cities
2011 study from the University of Toronto and London School of Economics on the relationship between infrastructure and automotive traffic levels.
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Compliance with environmental regulations when the rule of law is weak: Evidence from China
2014 study in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory on how companies decide to comply environmental regulations in developing countries.
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