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
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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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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Road safety and motor vehicle crashes: Surveying global and U.S. data
2013 World Health Organization report and a survey of U.S.-related data that shed light on the continuing problems of motor vehicle accidents and related policy dynamics.
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Recovery in the U.S. housing market: Sales prices, new construction and renovation
2013 report by the Census Bureau on the state of new construction in the U.S. housing market in 2012, includng single-family homes and multifamily units.
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