Using ‘per capita’ to describe data: 4 things journalists need to know
An economist and a statistician help us explain the right and wrong ways to use ‘per capita’ to describe data related to economics, public health and other news topics.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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Research: Traffic camera footage shows racial avoidance on New York City streets
Experiments in two well-known New York City neighborhoods use video to explore whether pedestrians physically avoid young Black men more than young white men.
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Preventing housing displacement: What works and where more research is needed
A recent literature review examines short- and long-term policies that cities and states have used to try to prevent people from losing their homes for various financial reasons.
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When the world comes to your community: 7 tips for reporting on the local impacts of international trade
Want to turn a global trade story local but don’t know where to start? Looking for reliable data on supply chains? Keep reading for 7 tips from our webinar on international trade.
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How news coverage affects views of bank regulation after financial scandals
Experimental surveys link news coverage of bank scandals to greater public support for government regulation — even across party lines.
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Insider trading: How to read an SEC Form 4 filing
We reached out to a professor who studies insider trading to learn more about how to read federally mandated insider trading reports. Here’s what you need to know.
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Silicon Valley Bank and deregulation: A research-based explainer
Get up to speed on what happened with Silicon Valley Bank, why it happened, and regulatory implications for the dozens of midsize banks that are regional economic engines across the U.S.
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How they did it: Reuters reporters expose child labor abuses in the U.S. South
Three Reuters journalists discuss a recent investigation, which revealed how large corporations used migrant child labor for chicken processing and auto supply manufacturing.
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How neighborhoods fare when institutional investors buy single-family homes: A research roundup
Since the Great Recession, the single-family home rental market has flourished in the Southeast and Southwest. Here’s what the research says about how institutional investors affect neighborhood dynamics.
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Choosing not to prosecute low-level crimes may reduce future crime, research finds
Three researchers examined how decisions to prosecute people arrested on suspicion of committing low-level crimes affected future criminal activity in a populous northeastern county. Here’s what they found.
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