Effect of convenience voting on election outcomes
2011 study from University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University on the potential consequences of early voting methods.
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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Neighborhood violence and urban youth
2009 National Bureau of Economic Research paper on the relationship between early exposure to violence and later problems such as substance abuse and delinquency.
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Stabilizing and reducing U.S. energy consumption
2008 paper by the Widener University School of Law on approaches for realizing the potential benefits of energy efficiency in the United States.
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Impact of railway stations on property value
2007 meta-analysis by Amsterdam University of U.S. and international studies on transit stations’ effect on property values.
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Bus versus rail: Costs, capacities and impacts
2009 University of Texas metastudy on the cost, operational characteristics, and land-use impacts of different mass-transit technologies.
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Smoking bans and heart-attack rates
2009 meta-analysis by the Institute of Medicine of 11 U.S. and European studies on the health effects of smoking bans.
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Red-light cameras for the prevention of road traffic crashes
2005 Imperial College London review of the available scholarship on the impact of red-light cameras on automotive crashes.
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After financial firms collapse: Bankruptcy or bailouts?
2009 University of Pennsylvania Law School research paper looking at the trade-offs between the two options.
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Policy tools for reducing automotive congestion and emissions
2009 review by the World Bank of methods available for addressing transportation-sector emissions and congestion.
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Skilled immigration and economic growth
2008 Harvard, Duke and University of California study on the contributions of highly skilled and educated immigrants to the United States economy.
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