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Scientific Americans: Invention, Technology, and National Identity

Susan Branson

Bringing together scientific research and popular wonder, Branson charts how everything from mechanical clocks to steam engines informed the creation and expansion of the American nation.

April 28, 2022

Police Matters: The Everyday State and Caste Politics in South India, 1900–1975

Radha Kumar
Kumar argues that the colonial police deployed rigid notions of caste in their everyday tasks, refashioning rural identities in a process that has cast long postcolonial shadows.
April 28, 2022

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Tunisia's Modern Woman: Nation-Building and State Feminism in the Global 1960s

Amy Aisen Kallendar
Kallander, professor of history, shows how the notion of modern womanhood was central to a range of issues from economic development (via family planning) to intellectual life and the growth of Tunisian academia.
April 28, 2022

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Age Pattern of Adult Mortality

Andrew London, Scott Landes

"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Age Pattern of Adult Mortality," written by sociologists Andrew London and Scott Landes, was published in Biodemography and Social Biology.

April 27, 2022

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White COVID-19 Deaths Increased More in Red States Than in Blue States in 2021

Rogelio Saenz, Marc A. Garcia

While the early months of the pandemic were marked by higher mortality rates among Whites in blue (Democratic governor) states, red states (Republican governor) experienced larger increases in 2021.

April 26, 2022

Fiscal Incidence of the Property Tax

Keith Ihlanfeldt, Luke P. Rodgers
Keith Ihlanfeldt and Luke P. Rodgers attribute a direct correlation to public goods being valued more by high-income residents who pay a modestly progressive property tax.
April 15, 2022

Material Hardship and the Living Arrangements of Older Adults

Colleen Heflin, Hannah Patnaik

“Material Hardship and the Living Arrangements of Older Adults,” written by Colleen Heflin and Hannah Patnaik, was published in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

April 12, 2022

See related: Aging, Food Security

Mental Health After Injury: How Neighborhoods Impact Recovery

Bryce Hruska, Maria L. Pacella-LaBarbara, Ivan E. Castro, Richard L. George, Douglas L. Delahanty

This brief examines several aspects of neighborhood context and their relationship to PTSD symptom severity following an injury.

April 12, 2022

The Institutional Grammar in Policy Process Research

Saba Siddiki, Christopher K. Frantz
April 12, 2022

Porous Borders, Invisible Boundaries? Ethnographic Perspectives on the Vicissitudes of Contemporary Migration

Jayne Howell, Deborah A. Altamirano, Faedah M. Totah, Fethi Keles
April 11, 2022

See related: Europe, Migration, United States

Maintaining Refuge: Anthropological Perspectives in Uncertain Times

David Haines, Jayne Howell, Fethi Keles
April 11, 2022

See related: Refugees, United States

LASSO for Stochastic Frontier Models with many Efficient Firms

William C. Horrace, Hyunseok Jung and Yoonseok Lee
April 8, 2022

Clock and Compass: How John Byron Plato Gave Farmers a Real Address

Mark Monmonier

Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment, follows John Byron Plato's path from farmer in his mid-30s to inventor of several inventions including the “Clock System,” which assigned addresses to rural residences without house numbers.

April 7, 2022

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Econometric Analysis of Panel Data, 6th Edition

Badi H. Baltagi

This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to panel data econometrics, an area that has enjoyed considerable growth over the last two decades.

April 6, 2022

Spatial Wage Curves for Formal and Informal Workers in Turkey

Badi H. Baltagi and Yusuf Soner Başkaya
April 5, 2022

Safe Consumption Sites are Critical to Reducing Drug Overdoses

Alexandra Punch

This issue brief advocates for the implementation of safe consumption sites across the U.S. and calls for the revocation of the Crack House Statute to reduce the risks related to drug use and drug use mortality.

April 5, 2022

Taxing Property in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence from Mexico

Anne Brockmeyer, Alejandro Estefan, Karina Ramírez Arras, Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato

Property taxes in developing countries are plagued by noncompliance and can exacerbate liquidity constraints. Anne Brockmeyer, Alejandro Estefan, Karina Ramírez Arras, and Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato characterize optimal enforcement and taxation policies as functions of revenue elasticities and measures of taxpayer hardship.

April 1, 2022

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