Census Bureau graphic: Recession and median income
2011 Census Bureau report updating figures on American households through 2010, including income, poverty and health.
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Food crises and political instability in North Africa and the Middle East
2011 paper correlates incidences of social unrest (as identified by news reports) with the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization global food price index.
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U.S. Census report: Income, poverty and health insurance
2011 report by the U.S. Census Bureau with data on health insurance coverage, income and poverty levels.
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If money doesn’t make you happy, then you probably aren’t spending it right
2011 study in the Journal of Consumer Psychology on the dynamics between measurements of happiness and personal finance.
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Macroeconomic effects of tax changes: Estimates from a new measure of fiscal shocks
2010 study in the American Economic Review on the direct consequences of post-World War II shifts in tax policy and their subsequent fiscal shocks.
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Case study: “Friend or Foe? WikiLeaks and the Guardian”
2011 case study from Columbia University on ethical issues implicated in the relationship between an activist news source and a major news organization.
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Massachusetts’ health care reform and emergency department utilization
2011 study in the New England Journal of Medicine on the impact of Massachusetts’ expanded health care reforms on emergency room usage.
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The state of infrastructure in the United States and the world, 2011
2011 report from the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young exploring the nation’s current state of infrastructure repair, initiatives in process, and ongoing challenges.
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Patterns and effects of social networking site use among young adults
2010 study in Information, Communication and Society on youth behaviors on social networking sites and implications for academic performance.
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Job search and job finding in a period of mass unemployment
2011 study for Princeton University’s Center for Economic Policy Studies on unemployed workers, job search practices and wage expectations.
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