Famine mortality, rational political inactivity and international food aid
2009 study from the London School of Economics on the link between mortality rates during times of famine with political motivations.
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Predicting tie strength with social media
2009 paper by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign attempted to predict the strength of real-world relationships based on social media interactions.
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Research chat: Nicco Mele on five ideas that animate the Internet
Readings and concepts that help clarify the Internet’s underlying dynamics.
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Republic of South Sudan: Opportunities and challenges for Africa’s newest country
2011 report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service on outstanding issues for the newly independent African nation.
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The Great Recession and import protection: The role of temporary trade barriers
2011 study by the World Bank on how the global economic crisis that took place from 2008 to 2009 has impacted the multilateral trading system.
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Civil movements: Facebook and Twitter in the Arab Spring
2011 study by the Dubai School of Government on social networking access and usage during the region’s 2011 democracy movements.
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Covering private and small companies
Five top places to find stories about small and private businesses, which make up more than 98% of all U.S. firms
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2008 U.S. presidential primaries through the lens of prediction markets
2011 study by Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology on how the presidential primary system shapes certain outcomes.
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Bundle of joy: Does parenting really make us miserable?
2011 study by Arizona State and Santa Clara University on the correlation between parenting and happiness.
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