Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and child behavior at age 6-7
2012 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the link between prenatal exposure to airborne pollutants and behavioral issues later in the children’s lives.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Oil revenues for public investment in Africa: Targeting urban or rural areas?
2011 study in Review of World Economics analyzing the case of Ghana to see how countries might avoid the so-called resource curse.
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Economic burdens of health inequalities in the United States
2009 study from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland on racial disparities in U.S. health care.
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The China syndrome: Local labor market effects of import competition in the United States
2011 paper from MIT, the UC San Diego and Spain’s Center for Monetary and Financial Studies on the effects of Chinese imports on American workers.
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Gains and gaps: Changing inequality in U.S. college entry and completion
2011 paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research on college enrollment and completion trends by income and gender.
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Explaining charter school effectiveness
2011 study from MIT for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effectiveness of urban and non-urban charter schools on raising student achievement levels.
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Confidence in banks, financial institutions and Wall Street, 1971-2011
2012 longitudinal study from Stanford University on public opinion and financial crises.
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Social media and participation in political protest: Observations from Tahrir Square
2012 study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on the effects of social networks in the 2011 uprising in Egypt.
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Cities, skills and wages in the United States
2012 study by the University of Toronto on the relationship between the skills used in a job and the salary for that job in a city of a given size.
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World Bank: Poverty levels in the developing world
2012 report based on 850 surveys from 130 countries, covering 1.23 million households and providing a statistical snapshot of some 90% of the population of the developing world.
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