Do colleges and universities increase their region’s human capital?
2011 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published in the Journal of Economic Geography on the dynamics between higher education and local economies.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
2011 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published in the Journal of Economic Geography on the dynamics between higher education and local economies.
Expert Commentary
2011 study in the journal Papers in Regional Science on the benefits of having more self-employed people and small businesses in a region.
Expert Commentary
2012 study by Indiana University-Purdue University published in Youth & Society on public housing, violence and drug use among adolescents.
Expert Commentary
2011 UCLA study published in Work, Employment and Society on the nature of migration trends across the world during the global recession.
Expert Commentary
2008 study in Economics & Politics on how the theory of the balance of powers plays out at the state level, and how partisan influence can change dynamics.
Expert Commentary
2011 study by Royal Holloway University and the University of Bristol on how real-time displays of audience response to a live debate can influence undecided voters.
Expert Commentary
2010 study from Harvard and the University of Copenhagen about the relationship between rates of public corruption and available legal resources.
Expert Commentary
2012 paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economic effects of spending on highway projects.
Expert Commentary
2011 study from the University of Michigan on racial attitudes and perceptions in America immediately before and after Barack Obama’s election.
Expert Commentary
2012 Pew Research survey looking at variation in citizen assessments of government at different levels, and partisan divides in the United States.
Expert Commentary