State and local government finance: The new fiscal ice age
2014 study in Annual Review of Political Science looking at the impact of the Great Recession and demographic shifts on state and local finance.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Local government responses to fiscal stress: Evidence from the public education sector
2014 study in Public Administration Review on how K–12 public education fared during the recession to better understand the choices made by school districts
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School resegregation, race and America’s future: Recent research
2013 review of studies that shed light on school segregation and demographic change more than a half-century after Brown vs. the Board of Education.
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The low-wage recovery: Industries and jobs after the Great Recession
2014 analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the National Employment Law Project that examines how jobs lost in the recession differ from those added in the recovery.
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The mortgage interest deduction: Its geographic distribution and policy implications
2014 report from the Congressional Research Service on the use of the current mortgage-interest deduction as well as four possible methods for reforming it.
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Effects of skilled immigration on U.S. employment
2013 study from Harvard, Wellesley and Johns Hopkins Universities on the varied effects of skilled immigration on employment and native workers.
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How to mitigate climate change: Key facts from the U.N.’s 2014 report
2014 study by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on ways that nations, states and municipalities can act to limit or reverse trends in CO2 emissions.
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Can citizen campaigns and voluntary standards make businesses socially responsible? Research brief
2014 review of research concludes that, in order to ensure corporate social responsibility, voluntary regulation proves inadequate.
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How low-income Americans understand the earned income tax credit: Research brief
2014 research brief on the choices of EITC recipients on marriage, childbearing and taxes, by Laura M. Tach of Cornell University and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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Research findings on women, business leadership and the “Lehman sisters” hypothesis
2014 review of scholarship in Cambridge Journal of Economics on whether or not having more women in leadership roles can help eliminate risky firm behavior.
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