2015 study published in the American Journal of Public Health examines how the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program affects weight, dietary quality and food insecurity for U.S. adults.
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2015 paper from Uppsala University and the London School of Economics on the economic effects of industrial robots, based on data collected from 1993 to 2007 in 17 countries.
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2015 working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research that examines wealth transmission between parents and children and the extent to which wealthiness is affected by genetics and environmental factors.
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2015 report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis looks at how higher education affects the ability of different racial groups to accumulate wealth and overcome financial hardship.
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2015 paper from researchers at the Congressional Budget Office examining various theories of earnings loss from job displacement.
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2015 study by Harvard and the American Enterprise Institute that examines the range of options governments have used to manage their levels of public debt.
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2014 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) examining how shifting social perceptions during economic downturns can exacerbate racial disparities.
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2015 roundup of research relating to Americans who have dropped out of the labor force, including the changing nature of new jobs and the human impacts of unemployment.
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2013 review of research and article in the journal Science on the global energy consumption of Internet and communications technology.
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2014 research brief on the financial as well as psychological impact of unemployment, by Cristobal Young of Stanford University and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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