Research chat: Clay Shirky on press freedom in a global era
2011 lecture by Clay Shirky at the Shorenstein Center on freedom of the press in a global age.
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The “invisible primary” and its effects on democratic choice
2010 study from Duke University in PS: Political Science on the dynamics of the U.S. presidential nominating system.
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Influence of climate change on coffee berry borer and coffee production in East Africa
2011 study published in PLoS One on the relationship between global warming, coffee production and the proliferation of invasive species in East Africa.
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New structural economics: A framework for rethinking development
2011 World Bank paper on a new theory of economic development emphasizing both industrial improvements and country-specific flexibility.
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Trends in the distribution of house income between 1979 and 2007
2011 Congressional Budget Office report analyzes IRS and Census Bureau data to track changes in income across classes of earners.
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Economic costs of excessive alcohol consumption in the United States
2011 study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on the estimated economic costs of excessive alcohol consumption in the United States.
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Influence of corporate campaign contributions in government contract award decisions
2011 study from St. Louis University on the success of corporations in securing government contracts through campaign donations.
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Marijuana use and motor vehicle crashes
2011 metastudy from Columbia published in Epidemiologic Reviews on the link between marijuana use and risk of being involved in a motor vehicle crash.
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United Nations 2011 global study on homicide
2011 U.N. report on rates of homicide per capita in 207 countries based on data from the World Health Organization, the Global Burden of Injuries Project; and other sources.
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From incivility to outrage: Political discourse in blogs, talk radio and cable news
2011 study by Tufts University researchers of an ideologically diverse group of news sources to better understand the use of “outrage discourse.”
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