Recovery in the U.S. housing market: Sales prices, new construction and renovation
2013 report by the Census Bureau on the state of new construction in the U.S. housing market in 2012, includng single-family homes and multifamily units.
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Profiling gun dealers, pawnbrokers and illegal weapons sales
2013 review of studies that provide insight into the nature of gun sellers and sales transactions, with an emphasis on illegal purchasing attempts and related research on gun laws.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: July 2013
July 2013 review of new studies on news paywalls, online activism, Instagram, news framing, the Arab Spring, online information-seeking and more.
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Digital activism and organizing: Research review and reading list
2013 review of studies on digital advocacy, Internet activism and citizen participation online.
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Commodity prices and conflict: How price shocks affect civil unrest
Review of a 2013 paper in The Review of Economic Studies and other studies that shed light on the connection between food insecurity and violent conflict.
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Economic impacts of tax expenditures: Evidence from spatial variation across the U.S.
2013 study from Harvard University and UC Berkeley on factors that can contribute to intergenerational income mobility rates.
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Right-wing extremism in Europe and beyond: Research roundup
2013 roundup of academic studies, published in the past few years, that shed light on the dynamics of right-wing extremism in Europe and provide wider political context.
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Public employee quality in a geographic context: A study of rural teachers
2013 study from University of Kentucky, University of Kansas and Tennessee State on teacher quality in Appalachia and the challenges of improving rural education systems.
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College majors, employment and “sciences vs. humanities” data
2013 review of relevant reports and data relating to the success of college majors in securing employment, with particular focus on a May 2013 Georgetown report.
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Heat waves in the United States: Research on trends, definitions and dangers to the public
2013 review of relevant studies and reports on weather trends and heat waves, examining both technical studies and public health estimates of the impact on mortality rates.
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