Pew Research: Gender reversal on career aspirations
2012 metastudy by Pew Research Center synthesized the results of several surveys on employment statistics and attitudes toward work and quality of life
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
Expert Commentary
The promise and perils of private voluntary regulation: Labor standards and work organization in two Mexican garment factories
2012 study from MIT and Inter-American Development Bank on the complexity of implementing labor standards and differential outcomes.
Expert Commentary
Energy in the United States: Overview and key statistics
2012 report from the Congressional Research Service on U.S. energy production and consumption, with breakdowns of production and consumption by sector.
Expert Commentary
Exploring Russian cyberspace: Collective action and the networked public sphere
2012 study by Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society on Russia’s relative Internet freedom.
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Casino revenues and retail property values: The Detroit case
2011 paper by Clemson University and College of Charleston on the impact of casinos on retail property values in Detroit, Michigan.
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Does living in a subprime neighborhood affect the probability of default?
2011 paper published in Real Estate Economics on subprime and non-traditional mortgages, home prices and default rates.
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Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army: U.S. response
2012 report by the Congressional Research Service on the current status of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in central Africa and U.S. deployment to that region.
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Africa and Asia: Internet use and citizens’ demands for democracy
2012 study in the Journal of Communication about the relationship between Internet use and the development of greater democracy in Asia and Africa.
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The impact of race and interpersonal dominance on perceptions of female leaders
2012 study from Northwestern University and Duke University on gender, race and perceptions of assertive behaviors in the workplace.
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Individual, family and neighborhood characteristics and children’s food insecurity
2012 study in the Journal of Applied Research on Children on the characteristics of children and families living in food-insecure neighborhoods in the U.S.
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