Rent control and stabilization policies: 4 studies to know
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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Researchers use decades of Wall Street Journal articles to predict stock market returns
Culling decades of Wall Street Journal articles, researchers created a new way to gauge stock performance that matches well to real returns.
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7 tips for finding local stories in The Lancet’s 2021 health and climate change report
Even for journalists who don’t typically cover climate change, the Lancet Countdown reports are a treasure trove of story ideas that can help explain how extreme weather events affect personal health.
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Who follows mask guidelines but is still unvaccinated? A new COVID-19 survey explores the answers
A large national survey explores the characteristics of U.S. adults who wear masks but remain unvaccinated and those who are vaccinated but don’t wear masks.
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Eviction: The physical, financial and mental health consequences of losing your home
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in August that the CDC lacks jurisdiction to mandate a federal eviction moratorium. These 12 papers can help provide context on what lies ahead for tenants and landlords.
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What’s the debt ceiling and why should you care? Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew explains.
The debt ceiling stalemate isn’t just a story for business journalists. In this Q&A, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew explains the potential fallout from a federal debt default.
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Research sheds light on how labor unions reduced income inequality from WWII through the 1970s
Unions played a key role in reducing income inequality during the middle of the 20th century, when the wage difference between the highest and lowest earners significantly shrank.
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Story ideas from the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book: Sept. 2021
The Beige Book offers a high-level glimpse of current economic sentiment across the bank’s 12 districts. We reveal story ideas from the September release, including the flipside of the global microchip shortage that’s hurting auto sales, “belligerent customers” and more.
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New research explores how Main Street revitalization programs affect job and business growth in rural communities
The study finds that the benefits of participating in this national program are not generalizable across states.
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Research links lynching in the U.S. South generations ago to lower rates of Black voter registration today
The study examines how thousands of lynchings after Reconstruction affect voting patterns in the U.S. South today.
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