The progressive increase of food waste in America and its environmental impact
2009 study from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases published in PLoS ONE assessing the U.S. food supply, consumption and waste.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
2009 study from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases published in PLoS ONE assessing the U.S. food supply, consumption and waste.
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2011 study from Colby College on history and trends relating to presidential campaign finance.
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2011 report from the Pew Research Center on social media dynamics around the 2012 presidential nominating contest in the United States.
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2011 meta-study from Notre Dame on how diversity on college campuses promotes civic engagement.
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2011 study from the University of Arkansas and Louisiana State University in American Behavioral Scientist on political blogs and partisan content.
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2011 study by the World Bank Economic Review on the contribution of inequality of opportunity to earnings inequality over time.
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Interview with University of Michigan political scientist Michael Traugott about elections, polling, and the media.
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2011 paper in The American Law and Economics Review on youth curfews and crime rates.
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2003 paper for the Brookings Review about the importance of party insider endorsements during the presidential nominating contests.
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2011 paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research on the conditions that make special municipal tax deals likely and their association with political corruption.
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