Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Consumer intentions on two major shopping days
2012 study from Kansas State published in the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and customer preferences.
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The “creative class” and the financial crisis
2012 study from the University of Toronto and other institutions on structural changes in the U.S. job market, as demonstrated during the Great Recession.
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Going green together? Brownfield remediation and environmental justice
2012 study by Virginia Tech and the University of North Carolina on the cleanup of brownfields that receive federal grants and speed of remediation when initiated.
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Military and intelligence codes of conduct and ethical lapses: Research roundup
2012 review of analysis and scholarship that shed light on ethical issues relating to the U.S. military.
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Iowa presidential caucuses: History and popular myths
2008 paper from the University of Missouri on the history of the Iowa Caucuses and popular misconceptions about them.
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Education and disadvantaged children: Research roundup
2012 research review on disadvantaged students in the United States and issues such as classroom practices, public policy and poverty.
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Differences in work and income in cohabitation and marriage
2012 study in the Journal of Marriage and Family on the differences between couples that formalize their union and those that cohabit but remain unmarried.
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Impact of immigration on anti-Hispanic hate crime in the United States
2011 study in the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice on higher levels of hate crimes in places of increased immigration.
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Tax policy, economic growth and deficit solutions: Research roundup
2012 review of research on tax theory and practice in the United States, including the Bush tax cuts, consumption taxes, and taxes on higher-income households.
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National Leadership Index 2012: A national study of confidence in leadership
2012 study by the Harvard Kennedy School analyzes citizens’ confidence in leadership across 13 different sectors, including the military, medicine, politics and more.
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