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Expert Commentary

Health

Oregon health insurance experiment: Evidence from the first year

by Christopher Olver | July 20, 2011

2012 study by MIT and Harvard on impacts of randomly assigned Medicaid insurance in Oregon on public health outcomes.

Expert Commentary

Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Unauthorized immigrant population: National and state trends, 2011

by Rozanne Larsen | July 20, 2011

2011 report by the Pew Hispanic Center on demographic trends relating to undocumented immigrants in the United States.

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Writing a compelling company or CEO profile

by Chris Roush | July 19, 2011

Effective strategies for writing a compelling profile of a company or business leader

Expert Commentary

Economics, Race & Gender

Connection between social welfare participation, gender and obesity

by Rozanne Larsen | July 19, 2011

2010 study from Duke University on links between poverty, government assistance and health problems in the United States.

Expert Commentary

Criminal Justice, Politics & Government

U.S. Defense Science Board: Counterinsurgency, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations

by John Wihbey | July 19, 2011

Report by the U.S. Defense Science Board on emerging strategy to combat violent insurgents and stabilize societies

Expert Commentary

Environment

Integrated assessment of black carbon and tropospheric ozone

by Leighton Walter Kille | July 18, 2011

Report by the U.N. Environment Program and World Meteorological Organization on the impact of black carbon and other substances on the climate and health.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Politics & Government

U.S. Geological Survey: China’s rare-earth industry

by John Wihbey | July 18, 2011

2011 report by the U.S. Department of Interior on China’s supply of rare earth minerals and effects on global supply

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Environment, Health

Taste perception and implicit attitude toward sweet related to BMI and soft drinks

by Christopher Olver | July 15, 2011

Report in the journal Appetite on the results of two studies on people’s attitudes toward sweet flavors and the impact of sugary drinks on taste preferences

Expert Commentary

Economics, Media, Politics & Government

Watchdog or lapdog? Media freedom and government respect for human rights

by Christopher Olver | July 15, 2011

2009 paper in International Studies Quarterly on the impact of media freedom on human rights, dependant on the presence of other democratic institutions

Expert Commentary

Nasdaq exchange (iStock)
Politics & Government

Abnormal stock returns for members of the U.S. House of Representatives

by Leighton Walter Kille | July 13, 2011

2011 study in Business and Politics on the performance of stocks purchased by members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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