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Expert Commentary

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Economics, Health

Health benefits and costs of recreational programs: An analysis of four Ciclovía programs

by Leighton Walter Kille | December 22, 2011

2011 research from the CDC, WHO, S.F. State University, Universidad de los Andes in Bogata, Universidad de Chile, University of Zurich, and other institutions.

Expert Commentary

Wind farm
Environment, Politics & Government

Global potential for wind-generated electricity

by Leighton Walter Kille | December 22, 2011

2009 study by Harvard University and Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre on the overall global potential for wind-generated power.

Expert Commentary

Economics

Global senior executives’ perceptions of the role of the firm in society

by Margaret Weigel | December 22, 2011

2011 study in the Socio-Economic Review on the attitudes of senior executives about corporate social responsibility.

Expert Commentary

Research chat: Eric Ferkenhoff of Northwestern’s Medill School

by John Wihbey | December 20, 2011

Interview with Northwestern’s Eric Ferkenhoff on teaching and research in the classroom.

Expert Commentary

Environment

Peer effects in the diffusion of solar photovoltaic panels

by Leighton Walter Kille | December 20, 2011

2012 study by New York University and Yale University on possible peer-influence effects in the installion of solar panels within different ZIP codes.

Expert Commentary

Barbara Gray (CUNY)

Research chat: CUNY’s Barbara Gray on Web-based research

by John Wihbey | December 19, 2011

Interview with CUNY teacher and librarian Barbara Gray about research techniques and tips.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Environment, Politics & Government

Smallholder diversification and income growth in Zambia

by Katie Gleason | December 19, 2011

2011 study by University of Gothenburg in Journal of African Economies on Zambia’s structural economic changes.

Expert Commentary

Criminal Justice, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Myths and realities of correctional severity: Evidence from the National Corrections Reporting Program

by Margaret Weigel | December 19, 2011

2011 study from Fordham Law School on the influences fueling prison population growth in the United States since 1980.

Expert Commentary

Politics & Government

Unauthorized immigrants: Length of residency and patterns of parenthood

by Christopher Olver | December 19, 2011

2011 Pew Research Center report explores the demographics of America’s unauthorized immigrant population based on 2010 U.S. Census data.

Expert Commentary

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Economics, Race & Gender

In a down United States economy, fewer births

by Christopher Olver | December 16, 2011

2011 report by the Pew Research Center exploring the link between per capita income and birth rates, with particular attention to the 2008 recession.

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