America and China: Global images of the world’s two largest economies
2013 Pew Research Center report on global attitudes toward China and America, and various trends among different regions.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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How psychological framing affects economic market prices in the lab and field
2013 study by the University of Muenster, Caltech and UCLA on how grouping of possible outcomes can influence the assignment of risk.
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Female involvement and the gender gap in corporate crime
2013 study in American Sociological Review that examines cases of white-collar fraud to better understand gender differences in how crimes were perpetrated
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Human appropriation of global production in the 20th century
2013 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on long-term trends in human consumption of global biosystems production.
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Computer usage and access in low-income urban communities
2013 study from USC showing the promise and challenges involved in a program providing access to computers to low-income residents in Los Angeles.
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Microfinance and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa
2012 scholarly literature review regarding microfinance programs and their effects in developing African countries.
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A homeowner’s dilemma: Anchoring in real estate transactions
2013 study from the University of Pennsylvania that finds that, in general, over-pricing homes produces higher selling prices than under-pricing and hoping for a “bidding war.”
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Unions, norms and the rise in American wage inequality
2011 study by University of Washington and Harvard University in the American Sociological Review on union membership trends and impacts on the labor market.
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Do tax and expenditure limits hinder the condition of public infrastructure? The case of the nation’s system of bridges
2013 study on the relationship between the restrictiveness of state TELs and the condition of their bridges.
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The asset price melt-down and the wealth of the middle class
2013 study from New York University explaining precisely why the U.S. middle class fared so badly during the Great Recession and the persistent problems that stem from that period.
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