Local food availability and obesity risk among school-aged children
2012 study in the Journal of Social Science and Medicine on relationship between access to healthful food and obesity trends among youth.
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The paradox of declining female happiness
2009 study in American Economic Journal exploring why American women’s happiness has decreased relative to men’s from 1972 to 2006.
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Power to the people: An experiment on community-based health monitoring in Uganda
2009 study in the Quarterly Journal of Economics on the potential role that community monitoring can play in improving health service delivery.
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Economic impact of local immigration regulation
2010 study from Baylor University and Texas Wesleyan School of Law on the economic consequences involved in enforcing immigration laws.
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Growth and poverty reduction in Africa in the last two decades
2012 study in the Journal of African Economies examining complex trends relating to growth and poverty reduction on the African continent.
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The changing role of Hollywood in the global movie market
2012 study in the Journal of Media Economics on evidence that Hollywood’s production of films is increasingly catering to foreign audiences.
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Emerging cyber threats report, 2013
2012 report report from the Georgia Tech Information Security Center and the Georgia Tech Research Institute on the greatest cybersecurity threats.
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Improving risk assessment of violence among military veterans
2010 overview of studies in Clinical Psychology Review on risk factors for domestic violence among military veterans.
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Risky disclosures on Facebook: The effect of having bad experiences
2012 study in the Journal of Adolescent Research on the relationship between having a negative online experience and use of privacy settings.
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Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill): Primer and Issues
2011 Congressional Research Service report surveying new requirements and details of the GI Bill.
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