Investing in children: Changes in parental spending on children
2012 study in the journal Demography showing how American parents are spending increasing amounts of resources on their children.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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What’s new in digital scholarship: January 2013
January 2013 review of recent studies and reports from disciplines such as computer science, political science, journalism research and communications.
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Sex differences in mathematics and reading achievement
2013 study by University of Leeds and University of Missouri on gender differences in math and reading achievement.
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People power or a one-shot deal? A dynamic model of protest
2013 study from Princeton and NYU on the nature of political revolutions and the possibility that upheaval can be a singular event, unlikely to be followed by more.
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“Resource curse,” poverty and Appalachia; lessons in research, data and politics
2013 study from Ohio State University published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics on the effects of coal mining and poverty in the Appalachia region.
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New Left policies and Latin America: Research review and reading list
2013 review of relevant studies and books that shed light on the New Left in Latin America; a variety of scholarly perspectives on outcomes and progress.
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Is there an Asian model of technological emergence?
2013 study in Socio-Economic Review assessing looking at distinctions among Asian countries in terms of technological development and economics.
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Federal student loan debt burden of noncompleters: Statistics in brief
2013 report for National Center for Education Statistics examines the median federal debt burden accrued by students who did not complete their studies.
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What is Big Data? Research roundup, reading list
2013 research review on the growing ability of computers to gather, analyze, link and compare large data sets, with a look at the deep implications for how the information business may evolve.
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Social media in the workplace: Research roundup
2013 collection of scholarship on social media and the workplace, including recruitment and screening, the employee-employer relationship and legal issues.
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