Scientific Americans: Invention, Technology, and National Identity
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.
Police Matters: The Everyday State and Caste Politics in South India, 1900–1975
See related: India
Tunisia's Modern Woman: Nation-Building and State Feminism in the Global 1960s
See related: Middle East & North Africa
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Age Pattern of Adult Mortality
"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.
See related: Longevity
White COVID-19 Deaths Increased More in Red States Than in Blue States in 2021
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.
Fiscal Incidence of the Property Tax
Material Hardship and the Living Arrangements of Older Adults
“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.
See related: Aging, Food Security
Mental Health After Injury: How Neighborhoods Impact Recovery
This brief examines several aspects of neighborhood context and their relationship to PTSD symptom severity following an injury.
The Institutional Grammar in Policy Process Research
Porous Borders, Invisible Boundaries? Ethnographic Perspectives on the Vicissitudes of Contemporary Migration
See related: Europe, Migration, United States
Maintaining Refuge: Anthropological Perspectives in Uncertain Times
See related: Refugees, United States
LASSO for Stochastic Frontier Models with many Efficient Firms
Clock and Compass: How John Byron Plato Gave Farmers a Real Address
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.
See related: Maps
Econometric Analysis of Panel Data, 6th Edition
This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to panel data econometrics, an area that has enjoyed considerable growth over the last two decades.
Bayesian Estimation of Multivariate Panel Probits with Higher-order Network Interdependence and an Application to Firms' Global Market Participation in Guangdong
Spatial Wage Curves for Formal and Informal Workers in Turkey
Towering Intellects? Sizing Up the Relationship Between Height and Academic Success
Behavioral Bias in Occupational Fatality Risk: Theory, Evidence, and Implications
Safe Consumption Sites are Critical to Reducing Drug Overdoses
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.
Taxing Property in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence from Mexico
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.