Government size and growth: A survey and interpretation of the evidence
2011 paper by the Research Institute of Industrial Economics on the observed correlations between the size of government and lowered economic growth rates
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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How city and urban living affect our ability to cope with stress
2010 study in the journal Nature on the impact of city living on the brain’s ability to regulate and cope with stress.
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Measuring pay-per-install: The commoditization of malware distribution
2011 study by U.C. Berkeley, and the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Software Development Technologies on the techniques of malware distributors.
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Long-term economic costs of psychological problems during childhood
Paper in the Journal of Social Sciences & Medicine on the long-term economic costs associated with childhood psychological illness
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Detecting deceptive discussions in conference calls
2011 paper by the Stanford Graduate School of Business on the predictive power of “deceptive language” used during corporate conference calls.
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Health risks and benefits of urban cycling compared with car use
2011 study published in the British Medical Journal examining the health and environmental benefits of public cycling initiatives.
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Famine mortality, rational political inactivity and international food aid
2009 study from the London School of Economics on the link between mortality rates during times of famine with political motivations.
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Republic of South Sudan: Opportunities and challenges for Africa’s newest country
2011 report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service on outstanding issues for the newly independent African nation.
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The Great Recession and import protection: The role of temporary trade barriers
2011 study by the World Bank on how the global economic crisis that took place from 2008 to 2009 has impacted the multilateral trading system.
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Civil movements: Facebook and Twitter in the Arab Spring
2011 study by the Dubai School of Government on social networking access and usage during the region’s 2011 democracy movements.
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