The China syndrome: Local labor market effects of import competition in the United States
2011 paper from MIT, the UC San Diego and Spain’s Center for Monetary and Financial Studies on the effects of Chinese imports on American workers.
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Gains and gaps: Changing inequality in U.S. college entry and completion
2011 paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research on college enrollment and completion trends by income and gender.
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U.S. refugee admissions and resettlement policy
2012 Congressional Research Service report summaries the admissions figures, details and history related to U.S. refugee policy.
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Exposure to anti-drug advertising and drug-related beliefs and behaviors among U.S. youth
2011 study published in the journal Addictive Behaviors on anti-drug television advertising and self-reported drug use in teenagers.
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State of the United States news media, 2012
Study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism reports on the present situation for the news media and its potential future.
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Witnesses in action: The effect of physical exertion on recall and recognition
2012 report published in Psychological Science on physical exertion and the credibility of eyewitness reports.
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A negativity gap? Gender, attack politics and voting in U.S. elections
2010 study from Dartmouth College published in Politics & Genderon the different effects negative campaigns have on men and women.
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Explaining charter school effectiveness
2011 study from MIT for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effectiveness of urban and non-urban charter schools on raising student achievement levels.
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Confidence in banks, financial institutions and Wall Street, 1971-2011
2012 longitudinal study from Stanford University on public opinion and financial crises.
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U.S. Justice Department: Does Neighborhood Watch reduce crime?
2008 U.S. Justice Department meta-analysis reviewing the results of 18 research projects and studies on the relationship between crime reduction and citizen policing programs.
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