Research Analysis
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La política social y la ley del mínimo esfuerzo
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Desde de los años 90, los programas sociales que otorgan transferencias de efectivo han sido parte fundamental de la política social en los países en desarrollo. Algunos estudios identifican más de 119 países que han implementado algún tipo de programa de transferencias de efectivo (PTE), con un estimado de mil…
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Should Cities Compete? The Case Against Federal Contracts
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With stagnating wages and declining entrepreneurship across the United States, state and local governments are under increasing pressure to deliver economic good news. Cities are in constant competition, dedicating considerable time and resources to business incentives and vying for federal grants and contracts. Historically, the full extent to which these…
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Indigenous Knowledge Can Help Address Climate Change
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As climate change increasingly threatens populations across the globe, indigenous communities relying on rain-fed agriculture are especially vulnerable. Yet governments and policymakers have developed and implemented climate change adaptation plans rooted almost exclusively in Western scientific knowledge. These plans have consistently ignored or omitted the knowledge and expertise developed by…
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Culture, Virtue, and Education: How Perceptions of Learning Affect Success
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Researchers have long sought to explain what conditions may contribute to a student’s academic success. East Asian students have been some of the more demonstrably successful in the United States, leaving experts to grapple with what may be causing these better outcomes, as proper analysis of such a learning model…
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Narrow Networks For Mental Health Providers: Trading Cost For Access
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In 2016, 45 percent of health insurance plans purchased on Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces were considered narrow network plans. Narrow network plans are defined as those that cover less than 25 percent of physicians in a specific geographic area. Amid rising health care costs, this is one of several…
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For Climate Migrants, Does the Past Shape Current Perceptions of Conflict?
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As climate change has altered environments across the globe, it has caused mass migration. For example, an intense drought in Honduras recently led thousands of people to leave their homes and head north to Mexico for an opportunity to earn an agriculture-based living. In Honduras and many other countries impacted…
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Motores del crecimiento, el caso a favor de la equidad
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¿Porqué hay países ricos y países pobres? Esta cuestión ha plagado a economistas desde que Adam Smith escribió “La Riqueza de las Naciones”, publicado en 1776. El crecimiento económico ha sido modelado de forma analítica desde mediados del siglo XX por Solow y Swan, con aportes en años sucesivos por…
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The Impact of Sanctions on Iran’s Energy Sector
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The recent withdrawal of the United States from the multilateral Iran Nuclear deal (commonly known as JCPOA) reimposes American sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil and natural gas. The decision from the Trump administration will have wide-reaching effects on everyone from bankers and insurers to international shipping companies and…
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Default Risk Dangers: The Effect of Downgrades in Public Credit on the Economy
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Declining trust in a government’s fiscal health and a negative economic outlook often go hand in hand. It is generally accepted that the effects of a declining economy, such as an eroding tax base and an increasing need for public services, can strain a government’s budget. A new study, however,…
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Can Variable Transit Fares Increase Equity?
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Campaigns to introduce what activists call “fair fares” on mass transit systems have recently taken root in U.S. cities. The idea behind these initiatives is to introduce a pricing system that is less regressive in order to promote equity for low-income riders. Most major U.S. public transit systems, including New…
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The Unintended Public Health Consequences of Immigration Policing
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From the Trump administration’s promise to build a wall along the Mexican border to the separation of children from migrants attempting to enter the U.S., issues related to immigration policy have dominated American politics. Recent proposals by the Trump administration have attempted to restrict legal immigration by requiring green card…