U.S. National Science Board: Science and engineering indicators, 2012
2012 report from the National Science Foundation putting U.S. research and development and high tech industries in global context.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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The variability of returns on initial public offerings (IPOs)
2012 study from Penn State, Loyola Marymount and the University of Rochester on the difficulty of accurately pricing initial stock offerings.
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Roads to prosperity or bridges to nowhere? The impact of public infrastructure investment
2012 paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economic effects of spending on highway projects.
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Commuting distance, cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic risk
2012 study on the relationship between commuting distance and health, including BMI, cholesterol, blood pressure and cardiorespiratory fıtness.
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Estimating the return to college selectivity over the career using earning data
2011 Princeton University working paper on the estimated monetary returns and highly selective college attendance in the United States.
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Assessment of Indonesia’s prospects for growth, equity and democratic governance
2010 report from Harvard’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance on Indonesia’s economic, governmental and social progress since its adoption of democratic rule in 2000.
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Congressional Research Service: Petroleum and its role in the U.S. economy
2012 petroleum-related statistics from the Congressional Research Service, including production and consumption, with breakdowns for industrial and consumer use of oil.
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Money, benefits and power: The “glass ceiling” and “glass escalator” hypotheses
2012 study by the City University of New York on the how the interaction of gender, race and ethnicity can produce wage and benefit inequality.
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Economic impact of stadiums and teams: The case of minor-league baseball
2011 study from the University of San Francisco in the Journal of Sports Economics on the effects of lowever-level baseball teams on community per-capita incomes.
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The public and private sectors in Vietnam, 1993-2006
2012 study in The World Bank Review on economic and income trends in Vietnam, as it transitioned to a more market-based model.
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