Research roundups, articles and explainers about natural experiments. Natural experiments are real-life events, like natural disasters or new laws, which allow researchers to observe how those events affect people. In contrast to laboratory experiments and randomized control trials, researchers have no control over the real-world situations related to a natural experiment.
To help recruit teachers, many U.S. schools have switched to a four-day schedule. We look at research on how the change affects students.
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U.S. cities are increasingly turning to rent regulation ordinances to help tenants stay in their homes. Is that a good idea? Here’s what the research says.
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The study finds that the benefits of participating in this national program are not generalizable across states.
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Hospital consolidations tend to raise prices without necessarily improving quality of care, according to a wide body of research.
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California counties hardly had any financial ties to state juvenile facilities before a 1996 law.
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Academic studies that explore minimum wage changes tend to look at how those changes affect employment levels. There are hundreds of studies on this.
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Does in-person voting raise the risk of COVID-19 infection? If someone submits a mail ballot, what are the odds it will be rejected? Do mail-in ballots benefit one political party over another?
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Several studies published in recent years have examined the scope of telemedicine use within the addiction treatment field as well as outcomes related to specific telemedicine interventions and patient groups.
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The coronavirus pandemic forced millions of U.S. employees to begin working from home. This research provides insights on our new telework reality.
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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.
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