Impact of the economic crisis in international migration
2011 UCLA study published in Work, Employment and Society on the nature of migration trends across the world during the global recession.
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Where have all the U.S. startups and young firms gone?
2012 report by researchers from the University of Maryland and the U.S. Census Bureau on the relative decline in startups and “young” firms across the United States.
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Political and judicial checks on corruption: Evidence from American state governments
2008 study in Economics & Politics on how the theory of the balance of powers plays out at the state level, and how partisan influence can change dynamics.
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Religion replenishes self-control
2012 paper by Queen’s University published in Psychological Science that explores how invoking religious concepts can affect one’s propensity toward self control.
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Social influence in televised election debates: A potential distortion of democracy
2011 study by Royal Holloway University and the University of Bristol on how real-time displays of audience response to a live debate can influence undecided voters.
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Enforcement and public corruption: Evidence from U.S. states
2010 study from Harvard and the University of Copenhagen about the relationship between rates of public corruption and available legal resources.
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Research chat: Ron Suskind on investigative reporting, interviewing and documents
2012 interview with author and investigative reporter Ron Suskind about his reporting and writing techniques.
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U.S. National Science Board: Science and engineering indicators, 2012
2012 report from the National Science Foundation putting U.S. research and development and high tech industries in global context.
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Longitudinal gender and age bias in a prominent amateur new media community
2012 study published in New Media and Society on age and gender discrimination in an online community.
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The variability of returns on initial public offerings (IPOs)
2012 study from Penn State, Loyola Marymount and the University of Rochester on the difficulty of accurately pricing initial stock offerings.
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