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May 16th, 2013 |
By Elc Estrera
Charles T. Clotfelter discusses the policy issues that surround commercial sports in American universities and gives a brief history lesson on UChicago athletics.
Posted in Labor & Finance, Policy in Practice |
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Tags: amateur sports, athletics, Basketball, Big Ten, college sports, Duke University, football, Ivy League, NFL, revenue, student-athletes, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina
Apr 8th, 2013 |
By Elc Estrera
How much are college basketball players worth? More than you’d think.
Posted in Child & Family, Labor & Finance, Research in Brief |
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Tags: "one-and-done", Basketball, Chris Webber, College Athletes, Compensation, ESPN, Fab Four, Final Four, Journal of Sports Economics, NBA, NCAA, New York Times, Sports, student-athletes, University of Michigan
Mar 1st, 2013 |
By Elc Estrera
Goucher College’s President discusses the school’s Educational Opportunity Program, its accomplishments and areas for improvement.
Posted in Child & Family, Policy in Practice, Urban Affairs |
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Tags: Baltimore County, Community Assistants, diversity, Educational Opportunity Program, Goucher, higher education, liberal arts education, Maryland, Posse Program, Sanford Ungar, SAT, social preparedness, state scholarships, Summer Bridge Program, Voice of America
Feb 12th, 2013 |
By Elc Estrera
Authors use a randomized field experiment to study the impact of college knowledge on students’ attitudes toward and interests in college.
Posted in Child & Family, Research in Brief, Urban Affairs |
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Tags: academic performance, educational attainment, experiment, Financial Aid, LeBron James, Michael Scott, National Bureau of Economic Research, online information, Philip Oreopoulos, postsecondary education, regional colleges, Ryan Dunn, survey, Toronto
Dec 26th, 2012 |
By Elc Estrera
Authors describe the implications of certain NCAA academic performance metrics
Posted in Child & Family, Research in Brief |
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Tags: academic performance, Academic Progress Rate, college sports, Federal Graduation Rate, Graduation Success Rate, Janie Hodge, Larry LaForge, NCAA, student-athletes, U.S. Department of Education
Nov 26th, 2012 |
By Elc Estrera
Authors offer three reasons for the growth in hospital admissions through emergency departments.
Posted in Health, Research in Brief |
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Tags: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Arjun K. Venkatesh, Clinical Classifications Software, ED, Emergency Departments, HCUPnet, Health, Health Care, Health Insurance, Jeremiah D. Schuur, Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), New England Journal of Medicine
Oct 30th, 2012 |
By Elc Estrera
Understanding Chicago’s teacher union strike and its impact from a historical context.
Posted in Labor & Finance, Policy in Practice, Urban Affairs |
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Tags: Charter Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, collective bargaining, Elizabeth Todd-Breland, public school system, strike, unionization, unions, workforce
Oct 29th, 2012 |
By Elc Estrera
Intervention, not universal screening, is the key to protecting NCAA student-athletes with sickle cell traits
Posted in Health, Research in Brief |
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Tags: acute exertional rhabdomyolysis, Beth A. Tarini, David G. Bundy, exercise-related death, Health Services Reseach, Margaret Alison Brooks, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, SCT, sickle cell
Oct 9th, 2012 |
By Elc Estrera
Authors examine the impact of the ACA on insurance rates by racial and ethnic group.
Posted in Health, Research in Brief |
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Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, California, CHIP, Health Affairs, Health Policy, Medicaid, Texas, Universal Health Care, Urban Institute, Urban Institute’s Health Insurance Policy Simulation Model