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Marijuana Legalization: Beyond Yes or No

Keith Humphreys
October 31, 2019

The Effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Mortality

Colleen Heflin, Samuel Ingram & James Ziliak
October 31, 2019

Experimental Evidence of a Work Support Strategy That Is Effective for At-Risk Families: The Building Nebraska Families Program

Alicia Meckstroth, Quinn Moore, Andrew Burwick, Colleen Heflin, Michael Ponza & Jonathan McCay
October 29, 2019

The Opioid Hydra: Understanding Overdose Mortality Epidemics and Syndemics Across the Rural-Urban Continuum

David J. Peters, Shannon M. Monnat, Andrew L. Hochstetler & Mark T. Berg
October 29, 2019

The U.S. Has a Serious Shortage of Affordable Housing, Especially for Younger and Older Adults

Sarah Mawhorter

There is a significant shortage of affordable housing throughout the US, especially for older and younger adults. This has important implications for their quality of life and health outcomes.

October 22, 2019

There are Costs from Spending Too Much Time on Social Media

Sean Withington , Alexandra Punch
October 8, 2019

People with Developmental Disabilities Have Much more Life to Live

Dalton Stevens

This research brief discusses age-at-death mortality patterns for adults with various types of developmental disabilities.

October 1, 2019

The Art and Craft of Comparison

John Boswell, University of Southampton, Jack Corbett, University of Southampton, R. A. W. Rhodes, University of Southampton
October 1, 2019

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Adolescent food insecurity and risky and risky behaviors and mental health during the transition to adulthood

Colleen Heflin, Sharon Kukla-Acevedo & Rajeev Darolia
September 30, 2019

See related: Food Security

Beyond Redistricting and Campaign Finance: Six Bold Ideas to Rebuild Our Democracy

William A. Galston, Grant Reeher, Nancy Jacobson, The Honorable Tom Davis

This policy brief proposes six ideas beyond gerrymandering and campaign finance reform to help solve polarization.

September 23, 2019

Having a Disability Reduces Chances of Employment for all Racial/Ethnic Groups

Jennifer D. Brooks

This data slice explains how race-ethnicity affects employment rates among adults with and without disabilities.

September 17, 2019

Having a Disability Increases the Likelihood of Food Insecurity Despite Federal Programs to Prevent this Hardship

Colleen Heflin , Claire Altman, Laura Rodriguez

This research brief shows how such high rates of food insecurity among the disabled population stems from ineffective national policies the many ways in which disabilities increase risk of food insecurity.


 
 
September 10, 2019

California Paid Family Leave and Parental Time Use

Samantha Trajkovski
Findings show the California Paid Family Leave policy led mothers to spend more hours on child care activities, basic care and educational or recreational care.
August 31, 2019

Holding Hospitals Accountable? Evidence on the Effectiveness of Minimum Charity Care Provision Laws

Michah W. Rothbart & Nara Yoon
In this study, the authors examine the extent to which Illinois’ minimum charity care provision (MCCP) law increases nonprofit hospital charity care.
August 31, 2019

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