Foreign aid, democratization and civil conflict: What are the effects of democracy aid?
2011 study in the American Journal of Political Science on the relationship between democratizing aid, transitioning countries and civil conflict.
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Who gives a tweet? Evaluating microblog content value
2012 study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, MIT and Georgia Institute of Technology on audience attitudes and Twitter content.
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Do voters perceive negative campaigns as informative campaigns?
2010 study in American Politics Research on whether negative advertisements may have a constructive role for voters.
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Lost economic value of unemployed or underemployed youth
2012 study on the financial implications of an underutilized youth population.
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Progressive taxation and the subjective well-being of nations
2011 study in Psychological Science on the connection between progressive taxation and the happiness of citizens around the world.
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Shifting public opinion on climate change: Factors influencing concern in the U.S.
2012 study from Drexel University, McGill University and Ohio State University in Climate Change on the drivers of U.S. public sentiment on global warming.
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Percentage of named offenders on the registry at the time of the assault: Reports from sexual assault survivors
2012 study published in Violence Against Women journal on the effectiveness of sexual-registry laws on preventing sexual assaults and aiding investigations.
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What can we learn from historical data on Social Security entitlements?
2011 U.S. government report on the ages of Social Security and Disability Insurance applicants over time.
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Divorce and women’s loss of health insurance
2011 report from the University of Michigan’s Population Studies Center on how divorce effects women’s health insurance coverage.
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Impact of noneconomic damages cap on health care delivery in hospitals
2012 Seton Hall University study on the health-care impacts of limits on noneconomic damages in malpractice suits.
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