How girls and boys adjust to leaving risky neighborhoods
2011 study in the American Journal of Sociology on gender differences and outcomes of housing relocations.
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Potential of microinsurance to help migrants cope with risks
2010 study by the Inter-American Development Bank on the economic circumstances of new immigrants and the need for insurance safety nets.
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Microbial quality of food in poorer communities
2010 study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on the conditions of fresh food in stores in lower-income neighborhoods.
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Politics of foreign direct investment into developing countries
2008 study in the American Journal of Political Science on political conditions that attract foreign direct investment.
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Women empowerment in Egypt and investment in children
2008 study in the Middle East Development Journal on the effect of Egyptian mothers’ education and financial position on their children’s education.
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Childhood self-control predicts health, wealth and public safety
2010 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the relationship between childhood self-control and its consequences later in life.
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Polarized America: The dance of ideology and unequal riches
2006 Princeton University study on the relationship between growing income inequality and increasing political divisions in the United States.
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Change in prevalence of hearing loss in adolescents
Study by researchers from Harvard, Vanderbilt and Brigham and Women’s Hospital on the rate of hearing loss among U.S. adolescents.
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The impact of mandatory financial education: A field study
2010 University of Wisconsin study on the results of mandatory financial education among very low-income families in a subsidized housing program.
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Do in-kind transfers affect health? Evidence from the Food Stamp program
2009 study by the Harris School of Public Policy on the effects of participation in the Food Stamp program on recipients’ health
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