Oil revenues for public investment in Africa: Targeting urban or rural areas?
2011 study in Review of World Economics analyzing the case of Ghana to see how countries might avoid the so-called resource curse.
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The trend of class, race and ethnicity in social media inequality
2012 study from University of California, Berkeley, published in Information, Communications & Society analyzing levels of blogging among different racial groups.
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Endocrine disruptors and asthma-associated chemicals in consumer products
2012 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the chemical compounds present in 85 samples of household cleaning and personal care products.
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Internet addiction and personality in first-person-shooter video gamers
2011 study from the University of Bonn and SUNY in the Journal of Media Psychology on the connection between personality traits and time spent online.
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Economic burdens of health inequalities in the United States
2009 study from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland on racial disparities in U.S. health care.
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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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