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Financially-fragile household (iStock)
Inequality

Financially fragile households: Evidence and implications

John Wihbey | May 25, 2011
2011 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the vulnerability of American households to financial emergencies.
Growing income inequality in OECD countries
Globalization

Growing income inequality in OECD countries

Christopher Olver | May 23, 2011
2011 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on widening income inequalities among its member countries worldwide.
Family income and child brain growth
Education

Family income and child brain growth

Rozanne Larsen | May 16, 2011
2011 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University published in the online journal Plos ONE on impacts of poverty on child brain growth.
Outlook for stocks, equity in the coming decade
Business

Outlook for stocks, equity in the coming decade

Christopher Olver | May 12, 2011
2011 report by Boston College on underlying trends in stock values and the outlook for personal retirement investments.
Explaining the international spread of casino gambling
Business

Explaining the international spread of casino gambling

Christopher Olver | May 9, 2011
2010 study by the University of Southern Mississippi on socioeconomic factors influencing legalization of casinos globally.
Cultural attractions, human capital and economic growth
Business

Cultural attractions, human capital and economic growth

Christopher Olver | May 1, 2011
2010 paper by the Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich on cultural sites and how they shape local economies.
Workplace (iStock)
Business

Cracking the glass cages? Workplaces and inequality

Rozanne Larsen | April 29, 2011
2009 study by the University of Arizona in the American Journal of Sociology on more fluid work environments and effects on management diversity.
Residential construction trends in America’s cities
Municipal

Residential construction trends in America’s cities

John Wihbey | April 28, 2011
2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report on shifts toward residential building in urban areas of the United States since the 1990s.
Health reform and medical bankruptcy in Massachusetts
Health Care

Health reform and medical bankruptcy in Massachusetts

Katharine Lusk | April 26, 2011
2011 study in The American Journal of Medicine on the effects of state law on family health-finance crises.
Financial literacy initiatives: What works? How could it be more effective?
Banks

Financial literacy initiatives: What works? How could it be more effective?

Katharine Lusk | April 26, 2011
2010 study by the Brookings Institution on helping members of the public make better financial decisions about their lives.

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