The influence of debate viewing context on political cynicism and strategic interpretations
2011 study from the University of Texas at Austin in American Behavioral Scientist on the impact of presidential debate viewing on cynicism levels.
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Wage and hour violations in urban labor markets
2012 study by the City University of New York and the University of California, Los Angeles, on labor-law violations in urban centers in the United States.
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Overcoming negative media coverage: Does government communication matter?
2012 study in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory on the relationship between proactive external communications efforts of government agencies and the subsequent media coverage.
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Unemployment and voter turnout
2012 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University on unemployment and voter turnout.
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Seven big questions about the 2012 presidential election: Research roundup
2012 research review of overarching questions yet to be answered in campaign 2012.
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Child behavior and achievement: The role of social class and classroom composition
2012 report in American Behavioral Scientist on behavioral challenges and kindergarten individual and classroom academic performance.
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American public opinion on economic inequality, taxes and mobility
2012 report from Illinois Wesleyan University published in Public Opinion Quarterly on income inequality and public opinion over time.
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Facebook experiment in social influence and political mobilization
2012 study in Nature that analyzes a large-scale experiment to influence voter behavior through messages on a social network.
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Policy intervention in debt renegotiation: The home affordable modification program
2012 study from the Federal Reserve Bank, Ohio State, Columbia, the University of Chicago and the U.S. Treasury on the shortcomings of the 2009 program.
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Who says they have ever used a government social program? The role of policy visibility
2012 paper from Cornell University on the disjunction between citizens who acknowledge using government social programs and the number who actually do.
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