Global health 2035: A world converging within a generation
2013 report for The Lancet that quantifies the future of global health and development and maps out how progress might be achieved through investments.
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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No strength in numbers: The failure of big-city bills in American state legislatures
2013 study in American Political Science Review on the reasons behind the difficulties big cities face in getting their legislation passed in state assemblies. Includes 120 years of data.
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State health care exchanges and Obamacare: Background research on key questions
2013 review of studies and papers with fact-based information on the Affordable Care Act’s enrollment programs, which began in certain states on Oct. 1, 2013.
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Section 287(g) enforcement and immigrants’ location choice
2013 study by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on migration patterns as a result of immigration enforcement programs at the local level.
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How quickly we forget: The duration of persuasion effects from mass communication
2013 study in Political Communication demonstrating the short-lived effects of political advertising and implications for democracy.
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Religion and intergroup conflict: Findings from the Global Group Relations Project
2013 study by Arizona State University in Psychological Science exploring how the degree to which religion permeates groups interacts with incompatibility of values and the competition for resources.
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Innovation clusters: Examining the role of federal, state and local government
2013 study by Duke University and Harvard University on the spatial concentration of entrepreneurship and innovation in the United States.
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Safety in numbers: Are major cities the safest places in the United States?
2013 study in Annals of Emergency Medicine analyzing 1.3 million injury deaths in 3,141 U.S. counties from 1999 to 2006 to understand rural and urban risk factors.
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Retail parking lots, environmental impacts and development policies: Research roundup
2012 roundup of recent academic studies on the economic and environmental impact of parking lots, impervious surfaces and other automobile-related infrastructure.
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U.S. Internet broadband speed and pricing: Data, research and comparisons
2013 review of recent reports that provide data-driven perspective on U.S. broadband speeds and their relative value compared to international standards.
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