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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The 9/11 attacks, 10 years later: Research roundup
Reports and surveys that shed light on the consequences of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
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Effects of Teach for America in high school
2011 study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management on the effects of Teach for America teachers on high school student performance
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Length of incarceration and subsequent labor market outcomes
2011 study followed the employment opportunities of 29,560 paroled inmates who had served between 3 months and 4 years in prison for a range of crimes.
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Malpractice risk according to physician specialty
2011 study in the New England Journal of Medicine on the proportion of physicians facing malpractice claims and the cumulative career risk of being sued.
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Education and the reproduction of economic inequality in the U.S.
2010 study in Economics of Education Review on link between family background, education and achievement.
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Post-foreclosure experience of U.S. households
2011 paper by the Federal Reserve Board on the impacts of a foreclosure on credit scores, borrowing and housing consumption.
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Treatment for symptoms of chronic military-service-related PTSD
2011 study on the effect of an antipsychotic drug on chronic military service-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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International socialization and the diffusion of human rights norms
2010 paper by the University of Washington on the potential for membership in Intergovernmental organizations to affect states’ human rights behavior.
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