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Immigration

Migration, immigration and demographic science: Longer-term perspectives

John Wihbey | June 9, 2016
2016 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that provides one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of the many fluid dimensions of population movement across societies.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement between the U.S. and 12 Pacific Rim nations
Food, Agriculture

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement between the U.S. and 12 Pacific Rim nations

Brandon Ward | March 30, 2016
2016 report from the Congressional Research Service that outlines the key components of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Olympic rings monument at night
Globalization

Why Olympic games generate dissent and attract activists: Research brief

Scholars Strategy Network | September 10, 2015
2015 research brief exploring anti-Olympics activism in its many forms and its affects on host cities by Jules Boykoff, Pacific University, Oregon and the Scholars Strategy Network.
"Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere" (Harvard Berkman Center 2009)
Africa

Small worlds and the clash of civilizations: New data on the dimensions of a globalized world

Stefanie Knoll | July 28, 2015
2015 study from Stanford, Cornell and others on patterns of global social networks and how underlying data reveal distinct civilizations, despite borderless portrayals of cyberspace.
Global investigative journalism collaborations: Insights on a new media paradigm
Globalization

Global investigative journalism collaborations: Insights on a new media paradigm

Nilagia McCoy | July 9, 2015
2015 paper from Harvard's Shorenstein Center exploreing the increasing need for, and impact of, global collaborations among news outlets to investigate complex stories.
Internet

Bitcoin and virtual currencies: Background information and key technical and legal issues

Brandon Ward | April 1, 2015
2015 report from the Congressional Research Service detailing key issues relating to virtual currencies, related trends and unanswered questions.
Development

Formal and informal financial services in Africa: World Bank research

Devon Maylie | March 27, 2015
2015 study from World Bank researchers on the prevalence of formal financial services in the lives of Africans and the characteristics of persons who use banking services of various kinds.
Computerization, atomization, crowdsourcing and the new economics of employment
Global Tech

Computerization, atomization, crowdsourcing and the new economics of employment

Stefanie Knoll | February 17, 2015
2014 research review on how technology will increasingly break down labor into component parts and related economic and employment outcomes.
Indian prime minister Modi and President Obama, 2014 (whitehouse.gov)
Africa

How the world’s most powerful leaders are viewed by the global public

Devon Maylie | February 6, 2015
December 2014 survey research from the Harvard Kennedy School showing patterns of public opinion about global leaders; based on a survey of 26,000 respondents across 30 nations.
The impact of international free-trade agreements on job growth and prosperity
Business

The impact of international free-trade agreements on job growth and prosperity

Scholars Strategy Network | January 15, 2015
2015 research brief on the potential costs and benefits of international free-trade agreements, by Harley Shaiken of U.C. Berkeley and the Scholars Strategy Network.

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