Charter school effects on achievement, integration and competition
2009 RAND Corporation study based on data from more than 600 charter schools.
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Cost of carbon cap and trade on the U.S. economy
2008 meta-study by the Environmental Defense Fund of the economic cost of cap-and-trade legislation to combat climate change.
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Smoking bans and heart-attack rates
2009 meta-analysis by the Institute of Medicine of 11 U.S. and European studies on the health effects of smoking bans.
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Health insurance and mortality in U.S. adults
2009 study by the Harvard Medical School and the Cambridge Health Alliance on the relationship between health insurance and death rates.
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Genetically engineered seeds and crop yields
2009 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists analyzing more than a decade of peer-reviewed research on genetically modified crops
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Unlocking energy efficiency in the U.S. economy
In response to concerns about climate change, fossil fuels, and nuclear power, a 2009 McKinsey & Company study looks at the potential benefits of conservation.
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Red-light cameras for the prevention of road traffic crashes
2005 Imperial College London review of the available scholarship on the impact of red-light cameras on automotive crashes.
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Policies to alter the use of alternative financial services
2008 Brookings Institution study on options for moving disadvantaged individuals to the banking system.
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After financial firms collapse: Bankruptcy or bailouts?
2009 University of Pennsylvania Law School research paper looking at the trade-offs between the two options.
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Policy tools for reducing automotive congestion and emissions
2009 review by the World Bank of methods available for addressing transportation-sector emissions and congestion.
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