Political ads: Analyzing voice-over use
A 2015 study published in Political Communication looks at the frequency, effectiveness and perceptions of credibility of using male versus female voice-overs in political television ads.
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The politics of tax enforcement
A 2015 study published in the Journal of Public Policy looks at the effect of the current President’s political party on the level of resources available to the IRS and their allocation within the federal agency.
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Household surveys: Problems, usefulness in collecting data
2015 study published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives that examines the problems associated with collecting data using household surveys, including declining response rates.
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Are women underrepresented in news coverage?
2015 study in the American Sociological Review that examines media coverage of women and considers how female newsroom leaders may influence coverage of male and female subjects.
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Trends in the frequency and intensity of floods across the central U.S.
2015 study from the University of Iowa published in Nature Climate Change examining long-term trends in the frequency and intensity of flood events in the central United States.
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Shorenstein Center fall 2015 speaker series highlights: Snapchat, investigating race and more
Highlights of the fall 2015 event series at Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, including Peter Hamby of Snapchat and Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times Magazine.
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Is the Social Security Administration offering erroneous projections?
2015 study published in Political Analysis that examines forecasts from the Social Security Administration to determine whether and why the federal agency has made errors in its projections.
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How adolescents cope with digital stress
2015 study in the Journal of Adolescent Research that analyzes online comment threads from adolescents to better understand how they advise one another about online bullying.
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Projecting costs for the most burdened renters
In this 2015 study, researchers from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and Enterprise Community Partners Inc. analyzed the growing trend of severely cost-burdened renters.
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The impact of big-box retailers on communities, jobs, crime, wages and more: Research roundup
2015 updated selection of research on the wide range of impacts of retail chain stores, including on small local business, county-level employment, and more.
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