Political change in the digital age: The fragility and promise of online organizing
2010 paper by the Berkman Center at Harvard University on frameworks for evaluating activism in the Internet age, particularly in repressive environments.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Estimating the impact of trade and offshoring on American workers
2011 World Bank study on the effects of globalization pressures on wages and employment opportunities for American workers between 1982 and 2002.
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Internet filtering and circumvention tool usage report
2010 report by Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society on global usage of Web-based tools designed to circumvent Internet content filtering.
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Science, technology, engineering and mathematics: Good jobs now and for the future
2011 report by the U.S. Department of Commerce on the current state of the science, technology, engineering and math-based job industries.
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Information needs of communities: The changing media landscape in a broadband age
2011 FCC report on the changing information environment in the 21st century and the challenges for both the press and democracy.
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Women in the federal government: Ambitions and achievements
2011 report by the U.S. government on progress of women in federal hiring and attainment of higher-level positions.
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Bribes, lobbying and development
2011 study in the American Political Science Review on how cycles of bribery can trap developing countries in corruption.
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Comparative perspective on poverty reduction in Brazil, China and India
2011 report by the World Bank on how three of the fastest-growing economies in the developing world are approaching poverty reduction.
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Debt and debt ceiling issues: Research roundup
Range of reports, studies and working papers on the implications of the United States’ carrying a large public debt.
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Maternity leave and children’s cognitive and behavioral development
2011 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the link between child development outcomes and the length of a mother’s maternity leave.
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