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.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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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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Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on wealth levels and unethical behavior.
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Risk of injury for bicycling on cycle tracks versus in the street
2010 study from the Harvard School of Public Health on the relative safety of on-street bicycle lanes and physically separated cycle tracks.
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The water footprint of humanity
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the total amount of water utilized by individuals and societies globally.
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U.N. report: Findings on e-Waste problems in Africa
2011 United Nations report on the ecological and economic impacts of electrical and electronics equipment recycling and disposal practices in West Africa.
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Financial performance of the major oil companies, 2007-2011
2012 Congressional Research Service report on business results for the five biggest U.S. oil companies over the past five years.
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Global malaria mortality between 1980 and 2010: A systematic analysis
2012 meta-study from the University of Washington and the University of Queensland on estimates of global malaria mortality rates over the past three decades.
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Beyond the classroom: Using Title IX to measure the return to high school sports
2010 paper by the University of Michigan for the National Bureau of Economic Research examining the effect in later life of girls’ participation in sports.
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