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.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
Expert Commentary
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.
Expert Commentary
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.
Expert Commentary
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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The state of the nation’s housing, 2012
2012 report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University on housing trends after the United States financial crisis.
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The opt-in revolution? Contraception and the gender gap in wages
2012 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) on oral contraceptive use and later declines in the gender wage gap.
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Kaiser Family Foundation: 2012 Health Security Watch
2012 survey and report from the Kaiser Family Foundation on deep worries about health care coverage and costs.
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Traffic-related air pollution and heart rate variability and breathing in urban cyclists
2011 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the health effects experienced by urban bike commuters while cycling in traffic.
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Variation in systemic risk at U.S. banks during 1974-2010
2012 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research on improved ways to measure how banks pose risks to the financial system.
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