Creating “no excuses” (traditional) public schools: Evidence from Houston
2011 study from Harvard University examining whether techniques used to raise scores in charter schools can be successfully transplanted to traditional public schools.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
Expert Commentary
Pew Research Center: The lost decade of the middle class
2012 report from the Pew Research Center on survey data relating to middle-class Americans, with economic context from government data.
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New views on urban communities and poverty in the United States
2012 roundup of studies on urban poverty and its impact on health, work and well-being, including education, crime levels and access to food.
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Tree and impervious cover change in U.S. cities
2012 study from the U.S. Forest Service and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry on the change in trees and greenery in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas.
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New media and conflict after the Arab Spring
2012 study by the United States Institute of Peace on the role of Twitter in the Arab Spring uprisings, including those in Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt.
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Leave home without it? The effects of credit card debt and available credit on spending
2011 study in the Journal of Marketing Research on how credit card debt affects the spending habits of consumers with higher self-control.
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Building a better America — one wealth quintile at a time
2011 study by the Harvard Business School and Duke University on U.S. residents’ perceptions of wealth inequality in the United States.
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Alternative policies to increase recycling of plastic water bottles in the United States
2012 study from Duke and Vanderbilt based on survey data to examine the effects of different recycling regimes on the recycling rates for plastic water bottles.
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Achievement growth: International and U.S. state trends in student performance
2012 report from the Harvard Kennedy School on how the performance of U.S. public-school students compares domestically and internationally.
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HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Research roundup
2012 literature review of research studies relating to HIV/AIDS in Africa and its prevention and treatment.
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