Global health 2035: A world converging within a generation
2013 report for The Lancet that quantifies the future of global health and development and maps out how progress might be achieved through investments.
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No strength in numbers: The failure of big-city bills in American state legislatures
2013 study in American Political Science Review on the reasons behind the difficulties big cities face in getting their legislation passed in state assemblies. Includes 120 years of data.
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High-mortality days during the winter season
2013 study from Kent State on the effects of winter weather and other scientific findings that add context to cold weather patterns and human impact.
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Mentally ill offenders involved with the U.S. criminal justice system
2013 study from Chatham University published in Sage Open on research relating to mentally ill offenders.
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State health care exchanges and Obamacare: Background research on key questions
2013 review of studies and papers with fact-based information on the Affordable Care Act’s enrollment programs, which began in certain states on Oct. 1, 2013.
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Section 287(g) enforcement and immigrants’ location choice
2013 study by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on migration patterns as a result of immigration enforcement programs at the local level.
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Does legalized prostitution increase human trafficking?
A 2013 study in World Development investigating the effect of legalized prostitution on human trafficking.
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How quickly we forget: The duration of persuasion effects from mass communication
2013 study in Political Communication demonstrating the short-lived effects of political advertising and implications for democracy.
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Digital media scholarship: A dozen highlights from 2013
2013 year-in-review list of a dozen top studies and reports in the area of digital, social and news media-related scholarship.
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Housing busts and household mobility: A 2012 update
2012 study from the Federal Reserve Bank and the University of Pennsylvania on how mortgage debt affects people’s ability to move to new areas to seek opportunity.
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