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Education

Reporting on colleges’ finances amid COVID-19: 6 tips from Moody’s Investors Service

Denise-Marie Ordway | May 4, 2020
Journalists get tips on covering college finances amid the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. economic downturn from experts at credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service.
Taxes

Federal tax evasion: Why it matters and who does it

Clark Merrefield | January 14, 2020
Every tax season people try to get out of paying the full share of what they owe the U.S. government in income taxes. Here are a few basic ins and outs of federal tax evasion.
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.
Economics

Tax cuts for bottom 90% of earners spur job growth, research finds

Clark Merrefield | September 6, 2019
Employment increases after taxes are cut for most income earners -- but not when tax cuts target the top 10% of earners -- according to recent research in the Journal of Political Economy.
Race

Higher taxes, more violence against black politicians during Reconstruction era

Clark Merrefield | July 24, 2019
A new paper out of the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that for each additional dollar in per capita tax revenue collected in 1870, a black politician was 25% more likely to experience violence.
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Government

2020 census: How undercounts and overcounts can hurt US communities

Denise-Marie Ordway | July 2, 2019
As the U.S. prepares for its 2020 census, we summarize research that looks at who’s most likely to be missed by the decennial population count and how an incorrect tally can hurt communities.
Economics

New economic shock model estimates reverberations from Trump tariffs

Clark Merrefield | April 17, 2019
A new macroeconomic shock model built on interconnected networks estimates consequences of the U.S. tariffs on European metal.
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News Media

‘Fake news’ and school uniforms: Our most popular research roundups in 2018

Denise-Marie Ordway | December 21, 2018
The 10 research roundups our readers visited most often in 2018 focus on topics ranging from fake news and school uniforms to the Supreme Court and Olympic games.
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Ads, Public Opinion

The margin of error: 7 tips for journalists covering polls and surveys

Denise-Marie Ordway | November 5, 2018
To help journalists understand margin of error and how to correctly interpret data from surveys and polls, we’ve put together a list of seven tips, including clarifying examples.
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Municipal

Zombie property: What research says about abandoned buildings

Denise-Marie Ordway | May 11, 2018
This sampling of research examines urban renewal efforts and how vacant and abandoned buildings affect local property values, crime and health.

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