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Reporting

5 things to know about the April jobs report

Clark Merrefield | April 1, 2020
Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica Groshen with 5 things to know about the unemployment numbers coming April 3.
Economics

By the numbers: The federal coronavirus economic relief package

Clark Merrefield | March 26, 2020
On March 27, President Donald Trump signed a stimulus bill unlike any before. Here are the numbers to know for businesses and individuals in the coronavirus economic relief package.
Business

Q and A with Karen Mills: Former SBA head says the coronavirus pandemic is situation critical for U.S. small businesses

Clark Merrefield | March 13, 2020
Clark Merrefield talks with former Small Business Administration head Karen Mills to find out the odds small businesses are facing with coronavirus.
Health Care

Kidney dialysis center quality of care: Story leads worth investigating

Clark Merrefield | February 21, 2020
We provide research-based groundwork for journalists who want to dig into national or local kidney dialysis markets, including an embeddable map with dialysis quality-of-care ratings across the country.
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Economics

Covering Black Friday and winter holiday shopping: A research roundup

Denise-Marie Ordway | November 20, 2019
This collection of research, compiled to help journalists write about Black Friday and winter holiday shopping, examines shopper experiences, holiday pricing, shopping psychology and Black Friday aggression.
Government

Corrupt US states get more corrupt after gaining revenue from natural resources

Clark Merrefield | October 31, 2019
New natural resource revenue may exacerbate corruption in states already struggling with government corruption, new research finds.
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Reporting

Covering whistleblowers: 6 tips for journalists

Denise-Marie Ordway | October 1, 2019
We asked veteran journalists, researchers and others for advice on helping newsrooms fine-tune their strategies for covering whistleblowers. Here are six tips we created, based on their insights.
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Education

Charter schools’ academic, financial performance linked to governing board

Denise-Marie Ordway | September 26, 2019
Researchers investigate the composition of Massachusetts charter schools' governing boards and how it affects school finances and student achievement.
Economics

US-China trade war: global consequences edition

Clark Merrefield | August 27, 2019
These studies show that the trade war is a net loss for the world economy. And if a global trade war broke out, the economic hit could approach that seen during the Great Recession.
Economics

Why a 7-yuan-per-dollar exchange rate is ‘psychologically important’

Clark Merrefield | August 6, 2019
In early August 2019, exchange rates between the yuan and the dollar crossed a 7-to-1 threshold that many media outlets called “psychologically important.” What does psychology have to do with international financial markets? A lot.

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