Carbon pricing schemes are widely portrayed in the economic literature as an effective way to reduce carbon emissions and curb rising global temperatures.

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.

Gun buybacks allow gun owners to trade their firearms to government entities -- usually law enforcement -- no questions asked. Do they reduce gun violence? Here's what the research says.

It has been a productive and exciting year at Journalist’s Resource. Here are some of our team's favorite pieces that we published in 2019.

A quarter century of research finds paid parental leave can offer physical and mental health benefits for parents and children.

Two stories emerge after working paper finds substantial portion of bond funds might be riskier than they appear.

New research forthcoming in Political Analysis finds U.S. legislators have been literally crossing the aisle less and less since the 1990s.

Shorenstein Center fellow Jane Perlez and reporter Clark Merrefield discuss the Hong Kong protests, trade war perceptions, reporting challenges and what she misses most about being New York Times Beijing Bureau Chief.

Federal law doesn't require background checks for private gun sales. Many 2020 Democrats favor background checks for all gun purchases. Can universal background checks curb gun violence? Here's what the research says.

Nearly every 2020 Democratic candidate polling above half a percentage point nationally supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Most research finds small job losses from minimum wage hikes.