Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
Roundup of 2014 and 2015 research on issues relevant to the 2016 campaign, including the nomination process, debates, partisanship, scandals, financing, polling and social media.
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2015 report from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence analyzing effective property tax rates for homes and businesses in all 50 states.
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2014 report from the U.S. National Research Council presenting key data, findings and recommendations about the country’s prison and criminal justice systems.
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2015 study in Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology estimating the exact conditions endured by an infant across different seasonal temperatures.
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2015 study from the OECD and Switzerland’s Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies on the potential of the Internet to improve businesses’ performance.
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2015 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University documents the ongoing changes in homeownership rates, rents, housing starts and more.
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2015 review of recent research on the relationship between the presence of urban vegetation or green space and human health and well-being.
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2015 paper from the University of Maryland highlighting the emerging field of reporting on algorithms and laying out definitions, strategies and key issues for reporters.
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2014-2015 scholarship that provides new insights on the Iowa caucuses and suggests that the demographics of participants may be changing.
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2015 review of research and data that speak to issues of hate crimes motivated by bias, with a focus on definitional issues in the United States and patterns abroad.
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