Who benefits when sales taxes are cut?
Restaurant owners benefited the most from a sales tax cut in France, pocketing around 41 percent of the savings.
Politics & Government
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
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Life expectancy may now predict American partisanship
Americans are not all enjoying the same life expectancy gains. The differences, when mapped by county, could have predicted the 2016 presidential election.
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Mothers, female relatives are most likely to abduct children
A higher number of children are abducted by family members in the United States than previously thought. A new study suggests mothers and female relatives are most often the perpetrators.
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Anti-Semitism continues to hurt German pocketbooks
Jews have long been associated with finance and banking. Today, people in areas of Germany that historically experienced the highest levels of anti-Semitism are economically worse off, new research shows.
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Income inequality and offshore tax dodging: The rich are richer than we thought
Offshore tax havens help disguise the extent of income inequality. New research looks at who evades taxes, where, and how they contribute to inequality.
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Birth, marriage and death: How to find vital records
Resourceful journalists know how a birth, marriage or death certificate can yield good leads. We explain how to find these vital records.
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DACA, the DREAM Act and undocumented immigrants: A primer for journalists
This explainer helps journalists understand what DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is and how the program impacts local communities and undocumented immigrants.
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Faced with income inequality, Americans support government action
Americans tend to shun redistributive economic programs. But widening income inequality may be changing that position, a new paper shows.
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Fake news and the spread of misinformation: A research roundup
This collection of research offers insights into the impacts of fake news and other forms of misinformation, including fake Twitter images, and how people use the internet to spread rumors and misinformation.
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Americans largely support using nukes, even against civilians
Americans have lived without the fear of nuclear war for decades. As North Korea challenges this coziness, new research finds Americans largely ready to push the nuclear trigger.
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