The opt-in revolution? Contraception and the gender gap in wages
2012 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) on oral contraceptive use and later declines in the gender wage gap.
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Kaiser Family Foundation: 2012 Health Security Watch
2012 survey and report from the Kaiser Family Foundation on deep worries about health care coverage and costs.
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How large and long-lasting are the persuasive effects of televised campaign ads?
2011 study in the American Political Science Review on how campaign ad effects on voters quickly deteriorate over time.
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Pew Research Center: Cell Internet use 2012
2012 survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project investigating the extent to which cell phones are being used for online activities
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Access to government records and FOIA tips: Guide for citizens and journalists
Guide from the Citizen Media Law Project providing an overview of FOIA and other techniques for finding documents at different levels of government.
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Traffic-related air pollution and heart rate variability and breathing in urban cyclists
2011 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the health effects experienced by urban bike commuters while cycling in traffic.
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Variation in systemic risk at U.S. banks during 1974-2010
2012 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research on improved ways to measure how banks pose risks to the financial system.
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Estimation of injury simulation in international women’s football
2011 study published in Research in Sports Medicine on the severity of injuries in international women’s soccer games.
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Press secretaries, journalists and editors: Shaping local Congressional news coverage
2012 study in Political Communication on political public relations effects, journalists’ response, and the press coverage that results.
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The socially conscious consumer? Tests of consumer support for fair-labor standards
2012 paper from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on an experiment testing the appeal of fair-trade goods.
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