Research in Brief
Feb 20th, 2013 |
By Quanic Fullard
Do Stand Your Ground Laws deter crime? New research investigates the impact of stand your ground laws on homicide rates.
Posted in Law & Justice, Research in Brief |
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Tags: duty to retreat, emergency room visits, firearm, Florida, George Zimmerman, homicide rates, Hospitalization, McClellan, neighborhood watch, self-defense, Stand Your Ground Laws, Tekin, Trayvon Martin
Feb 19th, 2013 |
By Benjamin Stone
A new study uses a lottery to apply for Medicaid in Oregon to study the effects of gaining health insurance on low-income individuals.
Posted in Health, Research in Brief |
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Federal Poverty Line, Finklestein, insurance, low-income, Medicaid, Oregon Healthcare Plus, public services, Taubman, The Oregon Health Care Experiment, TransUnion's, uninsured, Wright
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
Feb 11th, 2013 |
By Alex Usher
Researchers investigate if scholarship money, on top of financial aid, can encourage students to remain in college.
Posted in Child & Family, Research in Brief |
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Tags: Douglas N. Harris, education, Financial Aid, higher education, James Benson, Madison, Robert Kelchen, Sara Goldrick‐Rab, Scholarships, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Scholars Grant Program
Feb 5th, 2013 |
By Matthew Smith
Racial profiling by law enforcement is an issue in America, but not always in the way people expect.
Posted in Law & Justice, Research in Brief |
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Tags: African-Americans, Donald Black, Jeff Rojek, Law Enforcement, Police, Racial Profiling, Racial Stratification, Richard Rosenfeld, Scott Decker, Social Stratification, St. Louis, Traffic Stops
Feb 4th, 2013 |
By Benjamin Stone
A new study finds that mandating more time in physical education classes is a critical tool in combating childhood obesity.
Posted in Child & Family, Health, Research in Brief |
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Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, BMI, bodyweight, cardio-vascular disease, Cawley, childhood obesity, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Frisvold, Health, Institute of Medicine, Meyerhoefer, overweight, physical activity, physical education, Type-2 diabetes
Jan 29th, 2013 |
By Victor Chan
A 2012 report from the International Monetary Fund explains the conditions for and progress toward the internationalization of the Chinese renminbi (RMB).
Posted in International Affairs, Labor & Finance, Research in Brief |
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Tags: China, Chinese Renminbi, currency, Global Currency, Global Market, Hong Kong, International Monetary Fund, International Policy, Joong Shik Kang, Offshore Markets, Onshore Markets, Reserve Currency, RMB, Samar Maziad, US Dollar
Jan 24th, 2013 |
By Whitney Pickels
Education gaps – the differences between cities’ supply and demand for educated workers – may explain differences in economic recovery and provide cues for future policy interventions.
Posted in Labor & Finance, Research in Brief, Urban Affairs |
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Tags: Brookings Institution, college degrees, educated workforce, Education Gap, housing prices, industry, recession, recovery, stimulus, unemployment rate, US metro areas, workers