Rising age gap in economic well-being
2011 report from the Pew Research Center on the growing wealth gap between households headed by younger versus older members.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Private equity and employment in the United States
2011 study for NBER uses data from the Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Business Database from 1980 to 2005 to assess the average outcomes of private equity buyouts
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Perceptions of national economic performance during unequal growth
2011 study from Georgetown University on shared economic perceptions of low and high income earners in America.
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Exercise, physical activity and exertion over the business cycle
2011 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effects of unemployment on peoples’ level of physical activity.
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Building blocks of economic complexity
2009 study in PNAS on diversity in developing economies and corresponding potential for growth, based on products produced and their global context.
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Trends in U.S. family income mobility, 1969-2006
2012 paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on trends in family income mobility in the United States over the past 40 years.
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Health benefits and costs of recreational programs: An analysis of four Ciclovía programs
2011 research from the CDC, WHO, S.F. State University, Universidad de los Andes in Bogata, Universidad de Chile, University of Zurich, and other institutions.
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Global senior executives’ perceptions of the role of the firm in society
2011 study in the Socio-Economic Review on the attitudes of senior executives about corporate social responsibility.
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Smallholder diversification and income growth in Zambia
2011 study by University of Gothenburg in Journal of African Economies on Zambia’s structural economic changes.
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In a down United States economy, fewer births
2011 report by the Pew Research Center exploring the link between per capita income and birth rates, with particular attention to the 2008 recession.
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