The debt ceiling and a potential U.S. default: Background research
2013 selection of recent research on the possibility of a U.S. default on its debt and Congressional negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
2013 selection of recent research on the possibility of a U.S. default on its debt and Congressional negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.
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2012 report from the Public Religion Research Institute on the cultural and political beliefs of white working-class Americans.
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2011 report by the Congressional Research Service on the details of a shutdown and the impact of the last such event, in 1995-1996
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2013 study in American Economic Review on how perceptions of security in Latin American countries influence trust in democratic institutions.
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2013 review of studies relevant to reporting and coverage of U.S. cities, including research on economics, environment, crime, health and demographics.
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2013 study in Oxford Economic Papers on the impact of terrorism on international investment and the potential offsetting effect of foreign aid.
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2013 roundup of recent studies and papers that bring a scholarly, data-driven lens to questions around the Arab Spring and its roots.
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2013 paper from Brown University on the origins, use and implications of funding infrastructure projects by securitizing projected increases in property tax receipts.
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2011 article in International Security on distinctions between Muslim foreign fighters and terrorists, and related policy implications.
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2013 review of research papers relevant to any potential intervention in the Syrian conflict, with particular emphasis on the notion of “responsibility to protect.”
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