Five Year Research Project
See related: COVID-19, Grant Awards, State & Local
Risk Factors Explaining Military Deaths From Suicide, 2008–2017: A Latent Class Analysis
See related: Mental Health
Why are COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Lower in Rural than in Urban areas of the U.S.?
This brief compares COVID-19 vaccination rates across the U.S. rural-urban continuum and identifies the major contributors to lower rates of vaccination in rural counties.
#Kifaya# Enough Dangerous Speech for South Sudanese: Collaborative Strategies by Musicians and Local Civil Society Organizations
See related: Education
Elder Mistreatment is Pervasive in New York State
Age and poor self-rated health increase the risk of experiencing mistreatment.
Optimal Property Taxation
What is the optimal tax rate on residential housing? In this paper, Kasper Kragh-Sørensen (University of Oslo) considers both the distributional effects and the long-lived transitional dynamics following a change in the property tax rate.
Strengthening SNAP and TANF is Essential to Support Children in Early Childhood
This brief summarizes findings from a study examining participation in SNAP and TANF in early childhood in Virginia.
Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders
See related: Government, United States
A New Look at Property Tax Incidence Across Local Governments
John Yinger (Syracuse University) develops a new method for determining the incidence of property tax differences across jurisdictions.
Taking the Measure of Addiction Recovery: A Brief History of Recovery Capital
This brief discusses the concept of ‘recovery capital’ as an important theoretical advancement in the field of addiction treatment.
Forced Moves and Home Maintenance: The Amplifying Effects of Mortgage Payment Burden on Underwater Homeowners
See related: Housing
Education Finance Reform in New York: Calculating the Cost of a 'Sound Basic Education' in New York City
Coalitional Lobbying and Intersectional Representation in American Rulemaking
In her article published in American Political Science Review, Assistant Professor of Political Science Maraam Dwidar's argues that interest groups representing women, people of color, Native nations, and the poor strategically conduct intersectional advocacy through coalitional lobbying.
See related: Civil Rights
Welfare Reform and Children’s Health
See related: Child & Elder Care, Children, Adolescents, Health Policy
Bayesian Spatial Bivariate Panel Probit Estimation
So Many Hospitals, So Little Information: How Hospital Value Based Purchasing is a Game of Chance
Labor Unions and Occupational Safety: Event-Study Analysis Using Union Elections
Density Deconvolution with Laplace Errors and Unknown Variance
Network Competition and Team Chemistry in the NBA
Proper Medication Adherence is a Challenge for Older SNAP Participants with Chronic Health Conditions
This research brief dives into the stories behind opioid use initiation and provides intervention strategies.