U.S. Immigrant Population Continues to Grow

U.S. Immigrant Population Continues to Grow

According to Pew Research Center , the immigrant population in the United States was 40.4 million, a record high for the country.  In 2011...

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Last Call for ICPSR Research Paper Competition Entries

The deadline for the ICPSR Research Paper Competition for undergraduate and graduate students is Thursday, January 31. For prizes, forms, an...

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Wealthy Countries Continue to Struggle with High External Debt to GDP Ratio's

Wealthy Countries Continue to Struggle with High External Debt to GDP Ratio's

According to the World Bank , it appears that while some developing countries managed to balance their checkbooks despite the worldwide ec...

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Little Progress Made in Reducing Obesity Levels

Little Progress Made in Reducing Obesity Levels

Gallup  reports that despite public campaigns aimed at encouraging healthy eating habits and reducing high levels of obesity, it appears tha...

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Union Membership on the Decline

Union Membership on the Decline

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the percentage of Americans who were members of a labor union declined by roughly 0.5% betwe...

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40 Years of Roe v Wade

40 Years of Roe v Wade

Wednesday marks the 40 th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Roe v Wade regarding the legality of abortio...

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Can Obama's second term outperform his first?

Can Obama's second term outperform his first?

On President Obama’s inauguration day for his second term, the Economist explores the economic performance of two-term presidents si...

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Efficacy of Kickstarter

Efficacy of Kickstarter

To analyze the efficacy of Kickstarter campaigns, The Economist  analyzed the money raised, the average pledge, and the success rates of...

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Two weeks left for submissions to ICPSR Research Paper Competition

Students: Have you just completed a research paper? Faculty: Have you just read an outstanding research paper?    Why not submit it to ...

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Business Subsidies throughout the US

Business Subsidies throughout the US

The New York Times  compiled a database of incentives granted by cities, counties, and states to businesses.  Across the country, various...

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Lagos to Overtake Cairo as Largest African City

Lagos to Overtake Cairo as Largest African City

According to The Economist , Lagos will grow to be the largest African city in 2013 , overtaking Cairo by some 0.3 million.  While this sh...

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