Native Americans, public health and well-being: Research roundup and key data
2014 review of studies and reports that provide insight into public health issues with Native Americans living in urban areas and on tribal lands in the United States.
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Global health goals: Mixed evidence and troubling patterns of inequality
2014 study from the World Bank and Erasmus University, Rotterdam, analyzing public health gains by developing nations and weighing evidence of growing inequality on some measures.
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State ballot questions and the power of wording: An experiment in “framing” issues
2014 study from Utah State University published in Perspectives on Politics demonstrating how the wording of ballot question titles can influence voters’ choices.
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Graduation rates for black and Hispanic students at minority-serving institutions
2014 research from Vanderbilt University and Florida State University study published in Research in Higher Education on student outcomes at minority-serving institutions.
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Does media fragmentation contribute to polarization? Evidence from lab experiments
2014 study in Public Opinion Quarterly that suggests that political polarization cannot be explained by media diversity and the fragmenting of audiences.
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How “gentrification” in American cities maintains racial inequality and segregation: Research brief
2014 research brief on the growth of middle-class urban neighborhoods and their impact on inequality and poverty, by Jackelyn Hwang, Harvard University and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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Income inequality in China and the urban-rural divide
2014 study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on China’s high level of income inequality and its comparison with the U.S. rate
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American pessimism and anxiety about generational progress: Review of survey data
2014 review of survey data on Americans’ feelings about the next generation’s financial prospects — whether their children will be worse-off or better-off than their parents.
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Do successful schools reduce risky behaviors among low-income adolescents?
2014 research from UCLA, the RAND Corporation, ACT and Columbia University published in Pediatrics exploring how students in Los Angeles benefit from attending better-quality schools.
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Gentrification, urban displacement and affordable housing: Overview and research roundup
2014 literature review of major studies on gentrification of neighborhoods in America, with a focus on benefits and drawbacks for low-income residents.
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