Offshore wind power and transmission grid expansion
2010 study by researchers from the University of Delaware and Stony Brook University on the potential of large-scale wind-farm networks.
Politics & Government
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
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Did U.S. highways cause suburbanization?
2008 Brown University paper examining the extent to which highways could explain rates of suburbanization within the U.S.
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Geographic and ethnic patterns of metropolitan planning boards
2006 paper by the Brookings Institution exploring the potential for bias in the structure of metropolitan planning organizations.
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Potential of water power in the fight against global warming
2008 University of Missouri study exploring the potential for hydropower in reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
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Perceptions of minority residents on coalition building in South Los Angeles
2007 Tomas Rivera Policy Institute paper examining the sources of tension between African-Americans, Latinos and others in South L.A. June, 2007
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What really determines whether a manufacturing firm locates and remains in California
2008 paper by California State University examines the state’s manufacturing job loss and explores possible solutions.
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Roller coaster of California state budgeting after Proposition 13
2006 study by California State University, Sacramento, on how state budgeting changed after the enactment of Proposition 13.
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Case for banning subprime mortgages
2008 paper by the Valparaiso University School of Law on mortgage interest rates and the potential role of the FHA in providing mortgages to low-income home buyers.
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Do interest groups affect U.S. immigration policy?
2008 study by the International Monetary Fund quantifying if and how different groups influence immigration policy.
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Immigration and labor market outcomes in the native elderly population
2008 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effect of immigration on labor market outcomes for native elderly workers.
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