U.S. State Department: International narcotics control strategy report, 2013
2011 report from the State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs on major drug-transit and drug-producing countries.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
Expert Commentary
Global changes in diets and the consequences for land requirements for food
2012 study in PNAS on the problematic pace of global land consumption and agricultural output required to supply the world’s growing population.
Expert Commentary
Is It generalized anxiety disorder or poverty? Poor mothers and their children
2012 study from Rutgers finds that overly broad definitions of mental illness have resulted in improper categorization of some poor mothers as suffering from psychiatric conditions.
Expert Commentary
Corporate political contributions: Investment or agency?
2012 working paper by University of Minnesota and the University of Kansas on the relationship between firms’ political donations and corporate performance.
Expert Commentary
Exploring the impacts of safety culture on immigrants’ vulnerability in crashes
2012 study in the Journal of Urban Health on the role of safety culture in census tract-level pedestrian and cyclist crashes in New York City.
Expert Commentary
Global social networking: Arab publics most likely to express political views online
2012 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitude Project on the use of social networking and mobile phones in 21 countries around the world.
Expert Commentary
Labor unions and life satisfaction: Evidence from new data
2010 study from Notre Dame and Texas A&M University in Social Indicators Research on labor unions and levels of happiness in 14 countries.
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Elephants, ivory and trade
2010 policy paper in Science exploring the consequences of policies relating to the export of ivory from African countries.
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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations
2011 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research examining how cultural diversity has affected societal growth over centuries.
Expert Commentary
China’s life satisfaction, 1990-2010
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on declining life satisfaction and discontent over time in China.
Expert Commentary