U.S.-Mexico border enforcement: Has it been effective?
A 2016 study from Princeton, published in The American Journal of Sociology, aims to show that U.S. border enforcement has not been effective in stemming the tide of illegal immigration.
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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Public information, public engagement in government regulation-making processes
2016 study published in the Review of Policy Research that examines the role the public plays in forming regulations on environmental policy issues in five states.
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Latin America: The link between high crime and public trust
2016 working paper for the Inter-American Development Bank that looks at how crime in Latin America affects the public’s trust in public institutions such as police agencies and in private networks.
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Voter participation in presidential primaries, caucuses
2009 study from the Harvard Kennedy School surveying presidential nominating contests and historic voter participation patterns in the United States.
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Racial bias in pain assessment, treatment of black and white patients
2016 study published in PNAS that examines how false beliefs about the biological differences between black and white people might influence pain assessment and treatment of black patients.
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Anti-Americanism in the Middle East: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Lebanon
A Columbia researcher’s study that examines the roots of anti-Americanism in the Middle East and greater Muslim world to determine whether it is policy-based or extends to all things American.
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Strategic default and unemployment: What factors affect the likelihood that homeowners will default on their home mortgages?
2015 working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research that assesses how job loss, negative home equity and other types of “financial shock” influence whether homeowners default on mortgages
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement between the U.S. and 12 Pacific Rim nations
2016 report from the Congressional Research Service that outlines the key components of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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Time of day and student productivity in middle school and high school
2016 study in The Review of Economics and Statistics that examines whether adolescents have higher grades, test scores if their math and English classes are scheduled at the start of the school day.
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Do election lawn signs generate votes? New research
2016 study led by a political scientist at Columbia University that looks at whether lawn signs used in elections as a campaign tactic generate votes.
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