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Expert Commentary

Economics

Growing income inequality in OECD countries

by Christopher Olver | May 23, 2011

2011 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on widening income inequalities among its member countries worldwide.

Expert Commentary

Research strategy guide for finding quality, credible sources

by Keely Wilczek | May 20, 2011

Strategies for finding academic studies and other information you need to give your stories authority and depth

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Criminal Justice, Education, Health

Effects of soldiers’ deployment on children’s academic performance and behavioral health

by Leighton Walter Kille | May 20, 2011

2011 study by the RAND Corporation on the educational and health effects of parents’ deployment on their children.

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Criminal Justice

U.S. human trafficking incidents, 2008-2010

by Rozanne Larsen | May 20, 2011

2011 report by U.S. Department of Justice on crimes involving human smuggling, forced labor and prostitution.

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Criminal Justice, Race & Gender

Facts about sexual violence in the United States

by John Wihbey | May 20, 2011

2009 report by the University of Minnesota and the United States Department of Justice summarizing studies and surveys on the extent of sex crimes in America.

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Criminal Justice, Race & Gender

World Health Organization report on sexual violence worldwide

by John Wihbey | May 19, 2011

2002 report by the World Health Organization on frequency of sexual violence in countries around the globe.

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Study-based story ideas for community journalists

by John Wihbey | May 18, 2011

Suggested ways to use scholarly research as a lens through which to see events in a reporter’s area.

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Economics

Good government means different things in different countries

by John Wihbey | May 17, 2011

2010 study by Harvard Kennedy School of Government published in the journal Governance on how good governance models vary globally.

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Economics, Education, Health

Family income and child brain growth

by Rozanne Larsen | May 16, 2011

2011 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University published in the online journal Plos ONE on impacts of poverty on child brain growth.

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Psychological trends and popular U.S. song lyrics

by Christopher Olver | May 16, 2011

2011 study in Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts on pop music lyrical trends and wider psychological changes.

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