Cigarette taxes and older adult smoking
2015 study in Health Economics that investigates the potential impact that raising cigarette taxes might have on tobacco use among older adults.
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Congressional authorizations for use of military force: Research on “war powers,” legislators and the president
2015 review of papers and scholarship on the interplay between the U.S. Congress and presidents with respect to the use of military force and areas of Constitutional tension.
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Red-light cameras: What insights can they offer about racial profiling?
2015 study published in Police Quarterly that uses red light camera observations to measure racial disparities in traffic violations in an attempt to clarify conflicting evidence related to racial profiling.
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Impact fees on development: Do they affect jobs?
2015 study published in Economic Development Quarterly that examines how the impact fees that governments charge on new construction projects affect local employment.
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The needs of gay and sexual minority, homeless youth: Results of a national survey
2015 report from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law that focuses on the needs of gender and sexual minority youth, who are over-represented within the homeless population and face more mental and physical health problems.
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Sex offender laws, registries and policy questions: Research roundup
2015 selection of research exploring topics such as female offenders, juvenile offenders, the effectiveness of sex-offender registries, recidivism rates and public perceptions of sex crimes.
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Crowdsourced projects and skewed results: Research findings on participation and social influence factors
2015 and 2011 papers in PNAS that highlight dynamics within crowdsourcing projects and provide notes of caution around factors that can produce weaker or even flawed results.
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Equal pay, gender wage gaps and “constantly moving goalposts”: Review of 40 years of research
2014 article in the Cambridge Journal of Economics on the scholarly literature, current debates, progress made, and the proposed remedies for closing the gender pay gap.
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How teacher turnover, burnout can impact “no-excuses” charter schools
2015 research brief from Montclair State University and Scholars Strategy Network that looks at how teacher turnover and burnout can affect “no excuses” charter schools.
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How does social media use influence political participation and civic engagement? A meta-analysis
2015 paper in Information, Communication & Society reviewing existing research on how social media use influences measures such as voting, protesting and civic engagement.
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