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Expert Commentary

Economics

The public and private sectors in Vietnam, 1993-2006

by Bakary Seckan | May 14, 2012

2012 study in The World Bank Review on economic and income trends in Vietnam, as it transitioned to a more market-based model.

Expert Commentary

Criminal Justice, Race & Gender

Intimate partner violence and urban female adolescents

by Rozanne Larsen | May 11, 2012

2009 study in Maternal and Child Health Journal on high rates of domestic violence against urban female teens.

Expert Commentary

Health

Opiate use by U.S. mothers and increases in neonatal abstinence syndrome

by Christopher Olver | May 11, 2012

2012 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the tripling of rates of babies affected by maternal opiate use over the past decade.

Expert Commentary

Criminal Justice, Race & Gender

Impact of jury race and selection on verdicts in criminal trials

by Christopher Olver | May 9, 2012

2012 study by Duke University published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics on the racial composition of a jury and criminal court outcomes.

Expert Commentary

Whiskey bottle at home
Health

More than 7 million children live with a parent with alcohol problems

by Christopher Olver | May 8, 2012

2012 report from the U.S. government’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality spotlighting data relating to children of alcoholics in the United States.

Expert Commentary

Chicago and AP style (Shorenstein Center)

Style overview: Understanding the differences between AP and Chicago style

by Leighton Walter Kille | May 8, 2012

Stories are what you write. Style is how you write them — rules to ensure that your stories are as clear and consistent as possible. While all style guides have the same goal, the specifics are often different.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Education

Early 2000s: A period of declining teen summer employment rates

by Margaret Weigel | May 7, 2012

2010 study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published in Monthly Labor Review on teen summer-employment trends.

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Politics & Government

Net migration from Mexico falls to zero — and perhaps less

by Christopher Olver | May 4, 2012

2012 report by the Pew Hispanic Center on the rate of migrations between Mexico and the United States over the last 160 years as well as the present.

Expert Commentary

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Health

Health reporting: Semester-long course on covering the science, policy and business of health care

by The Journalist's Resource | May 3, 2012

Semester-long course on covering health care in the United States, including investigating wrongdoing in health and medicine, and interpret health in political, socio-economic and medical contexts.

Expert Commentary

Health, Politics & Government

Demand for health insurance among uninsured Americans

by John Wihbey | May 2, 2012

2012 study from Princeton University on the number of uninsured Americans who might participate in reform efforts.

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