Budget sequestration: Review of job loss estimates
2012 Congressional Research Service report on budget cuts in 2013 mandated under the Budget Control Act, should no deficit reduction deal be reached.
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Government-related research websites; transparency, FOIA and data projects
Sites relating to state and federal agencies; also featuring independent watchdogs, data and archive efforts.
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Drone strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan: The dynamics of violence between the U.S. and the Taliban
2011 study from CUNY and Germany’s Institute for the Study of Labor on the limited effects of drone aerial strikes on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan-Pakistan.
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Snow Shovel-Related Injuries in U.S., 1990 to 2006
2009 study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine on the number and type of injuries in the U.S. due to shoveling snow.
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Counterframing effects: Political messages, competition and uncertainty
2013 study in The Journal of Politics on the idea that there is a universally successful strategy for political messages that attempt to rebut contrary claims.
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Research chat: Political scientist John Sides on election 2012
Interview with George Washington University scholar John Sides about academic research and the 2012 presidential election.
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Coming and Going on Facebook
2013 survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project on Facebook user practices.
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Why has regional income convergence in the U.S. stopped? Zoning and inequality
2012 paper from Harvard on how restrictive zoning across the U.S. had decreased labor mobility and stalled progress toward diminishing income inequality.
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Creating a smarter U.S. electricity grid
2012 study from MIT and the Sloan Foundation published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives on the benefits and liabilities of “smart grid” technologies.
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Effects of work on leadership development among first-year college students
2012 study in the Journal of College Student Development on some positive effects of off-campus work for undergraduate students.
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