The state of the nation’s housing, 2012
2012 report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University on housing trends after the United States financial crisis.
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Kaiser Family Foundation: 2012 Health Security Watch
2012 survey and report from the Kaiser Family Foundation on deep worries about health care coverage and costs.
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Pew Research Center: Cell Internet use 2012
2012 survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project investigating the extent to which cell phones are being used for online activities
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The socially conscious consumer? Tests of consumer support for fair-labor standards
2012 paper from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on an experiment testing the appeal of fair-trade goods.
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Impacts of the world recession and economic crisis on tourism: North America
2010 report in the Journal of Travel Research on how the financial crisis is affecting travel in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
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Mortgage distress: How U.S. families are handling savings, mortgages and other debts
2012 report from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research on how U.S. homeowners fared economically between 2009 and 2001.
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Congressional Research Service: Electrical generation and consumption in the U.S.
Electricity-related data from the 2012 Congressional Research Service report, “U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics.”
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Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to gestational age and birthweight
2012 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the relationship between maternal prenatal insecticide exposure and a child’s gestational age and birthweight.
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Casino revenues and retail property values: The Detroit case
2011 paper by Clemson University and College of Charleston on the impact of casinos on retail property values in Detroit, Michigan.
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Does living in a subprime neighborhood affect the probability of default?
2011 paper published in Real Estate Economics on subprime and non-traditional mortgages, home prices and default rates.
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