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.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Sexism and gender inequality across 57 societies
2011 study from DePaul University published in Psychological Science linking societal-level sexism and increased gender inequality.
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Reflective surfaces in urban areas: Global cooling?
2009 study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on the potential benefits of increasing the reflectivity of urban surfaces such as pavement and roofs.
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Effects of fair trade on income, educational attainment and health in three countries
2009 study in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing on how participation in a fair-trade organization affected the income, education and health of producers
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Role of microfinance in promoting women’s social capital
2009 study from Wesleyan University in the American Sociological Review on how small loan programs help women in India to gain skills and power.
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Analysis of health, safety and greening vacant urban space
2011 research from the University of Pennsylvania on the personal and community benefits of creating more green spaces in urban areas.
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Children’s “theory of mind” and adolescent involvement with bullying
2011 study from Duke University and King’s College London in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry on the cognitive origins of bullying.
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Inequality of opportunity in Egypt
2011 study by the World Bank Economic Review on the contribution of inequality of opportunity to earnings inequality over time.
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Earnings inequality and mobility: Evidence from Social Security Data since 1937
2011 study from Columbia, U.C. Berkeley, and the Social Security Administration in Quarterly Journal of Economics on U.S. mobility and inequality over time.
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Changes in time allocation among American families
2011 paper in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science on the broad changes to work/life balance in the American family.
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