The rise of residential segregation by income in the United States
2012 study from the Pew Research Center on how the American demographic landscape is seeing increasing numbers of areas segregated by income.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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From violence to voting: War and political participation in Uganda
2009 study published in the American Political Science Review on how soldiers in Uganda’s civil war are more likely to engage in post-conflict political participation.
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Violent crime in the developing world: Research roundup
2012 review of research studies on violent and transnational crime and its broader social impacts in the developing world.
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Fragranced consumer products: Chemicals emitted, ingredients unlisted
2011 study on the volatile organic compounds emitted by 25 consumer products, including detergents, cleaners, disinfectants, lotions, deodorants and shampoos.
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The effects of job strain and insecurity on women’s cardiovascular health
2012 study from Harvard and Yale in PLoS One on the increase in stress-related cardiovascular problems related to women’s workplace environment.
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Global protest, technology and social media: Research roundup
2012 review of scholarship on the Internet, social media and political activism around the world.
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Village-based schools: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Afghanistan
2012 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research on how village schools affect attendance rates and academic achievement.
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State policies and gender earnings inequality in the United States
2010 study in The Sociological Quarterly on how work environments and social policies may impact the gender wage gap.
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Wage and hour violations in urban labor markets
2012 study by the City University of New York and the University of California, Los Angeles, on labor-law violations in urban centers in the United States.
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Unemployment and voter turnout
2012 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University on unemployment and voter turnout.
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