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Life expectancy
Research Briefs
March 08, 2021
Life Expectancy Falling for Adults Without a Bachelor’s Degree
Life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2020 due to COVID-19, but, for American adults without a college degree, an increase in mortality occurred years earlier, according to a new study authored by Anne Case and Sir Angus Deaton of Princeton University. Since 2010, people without a college degree have experienced an…
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Research Briefs
February 11, 2021
Diversity in Policing Can Improve Police-Civilian Interactions
The recent killings of Black Americans have reignited calls for policing reform, including proposals to diversify police departments, which have historically been made up of primarily white, male officers. Yet, few studies have examined whether deploying minority and female officers actually changes police-civilian interactions…
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Research Briefs
January 14, 2021
Covid-19 Reduced U.S. life Expectancy, Especially Among Black and Latino Populations
The Covid-19 pandemic, which claimed more than 336,000 lives in the United States in 2020, has significantly affected life expectancy, University of Southern California (USC) and Princeton University researchers have found. The researchers project that, due to the pandemic deaths last year, life expectancy at birth for…
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Polarization
Research Briefs
December 11, 2020
Polarization Increases with Economic Decline, Becoming Cripplingly Contagious
The rise of populist movements is changing political systems around the world. As support for these “anti-elite” movements intensifies, many are scrambling to understand whether economic decline and intensifying inter-group conflict are playing a role. A model developed by a team of researchers — including Nolan McCarty of…
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Research Briefs
November 30, 2020
Covid-19 Shutdowns Disproportionately Affected Low-Income Black Households
The alarming rate at which Covid-19 has killed Black Americans has highlighted the deeply embedded racial disparities in the U.S. health care system. Princeton researchers now report that low-income Black households also experienced greater job loss, more food and medicine insecurity, and higher indebtedness in the early…
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Podcasts
April 29, 2020
Politics & Polls #183: Economic Inequality and Covid-19 Featuring Sir Angus Deaton
Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on at-risk populations, shining the spotlight on economic inequality and instability. Issues such as limited access to health care, unemployment, and financial vulnerability are now driving much of the government’s response.Today our guest is Sir Angus Deaton, Dwight D. Eisenhower…
Research Briefs
April 24, 2019
Inequality Gap Grew Before the Great Recession and After, Study Finds
The Great Recession hit Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum, with some still working to recover economically. Yet, the drivers behind these socioeconomic divides were mounting before the decline even hit, according to a paper published in PLOS ONE.A number of studies have investigated the financial hardships caused by…
Features
February 04, 2019
Project to Collect Real Portraits of American Life
Today, only half of children grow up to earn more than their parents, as opportunities for upward mobility continue to decline. Meanwhile, more than 15 percent of children live in poverty.Understanding what is behind these problems has been a challenge, as each pocket of the United States faces particular struggles. The…
Features
August 14, 2017
Lower-Income Children Raised in Counties With High Upward Mobility Display Fewer Behavioral Issues, Perform Better on Cognitive Tests
Children who grow up in urban counties with high upward mobility exhibit fewer behavioral problems and perform better on cognitive tests, according to a study led by Princeton University.Children in these counties display fewer behavior problems at age 3 and show substantial gains in cognitive test scores between ages 3 and 9…
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June 28, 2017
Decrease in Lead Exposure in Early Childhood May Be Responsible for Drop in Crime Rate
Exposure to lead in the preschool years significantly increases the chance that children will be suspended or incarcerated during their school careers, according to research at Princeton University and Brown University. Conversely, a drop in exposure leads to less antisocial behavior and thus may well be a significant factor…