Database checklist: Key academic research resources — both free and restricted
Article with links to key academic and research databases and a discussion of free/paid access issues.
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Can wages buy honesty? The relationship between relative wages and employee theft
2012 study from the University of Illinois and Harvard Business School on how higher wages can reduce incidences of theft in the workplace.
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Marital satisfaction and break-ups differ across on-line and off-line meeting venues
2013 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that online relationships often produce more long-lasting marriages.
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Technology and collective action: Cell phones and violence in Africa
2013 study in American Political Science Review on the association between increased cell phone availability and usage and the capacity for violent conflict.
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Research chat: Martin Nisenholtz on the New York Times and digital journalism
June 2013 interview with Martin Nisenholtz, senior advisor for the New York Times Company and an adjunct associate professor at the Columbia Journalism School.
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Unique in the crowd: The privacy bounds of human mobility
2013 study in Scientific Reports demonstrating that small amounts of geographical data from cell phones can be used to identify individuals.
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Political extremism is supported by an illusion of understanding
2013 study in Psychological Science showing how forcing people to confront their own ignorance can moderate their political views.
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Foreign policy and trade: China’s relations with Africa and Latin America, 1992-2006
2013 study from Cornell examining how increased trade with China results in partner countries altering their foreign policy positions in favor of China.
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Mapping the global Twitter heartbeat: The geography of Twitter
2013 study from Silicon Graphics International (SGI), the University of Illinois, and social media data vendor GNIP on geography and Twitter use.
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DNA evidence, forensic science and confessions that corrupt
2013 research review of DNA-related research, with a focus on a 2012 study by City University of New York, University of California-Irvine and Nova Southeastern University.
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