Research Briefs

Arun
Research Briefs
Sep 30 2021
Immigration Boosts U.S. Life Expectancy
If immigrants to the United States formed their own country, their pre-COVID-19 life expectancies would exceed or match those of the…
SPIA
Research Briefs
Sep 28 2021
Life Expectancy Gap Between Black and White Americans Closes Nearly 50% in 30 Years
Persistent gaps in life expectancy between Black and white Americans have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, this gap has…
COVID-19 Transmission Disparities graphic of people and covid virus
Research Briefs
Sep 02 2021
Lack of Protections in the Workplace Leave Frontline Workers of Color at High Risk for COVID-19 Exposure
Black, Latino, and Native American frontline workers are more likely to work in occupations with a higher risk of COVID-19 exposure with…
Covid-19 vaccine bottles
Research Briefs
Aug 19 2021
Vaccine Stockpiling by Nations Could Lead to Increase in COVID-19 Cases, Novel Variant Emergence
The allocation of COVID-19 vaccine between countries has thus far tended toward vaccine nationalism, wherein countries stockpile vaccines…
black and white photo of oil tanks with color flags of Japan, China, and United States
Research Briefs
Aug 04 2021
Like China, Japan and the U.S. Continue to Finance Overseas Fossil Fuel Power Technologies
Stepping away from carbon-intensive power systems and investing in renewable technologies is critical to decarbonizing the global power…
world globe drawing
Research Briefs
Jul 28 2021
Debt Crises: Politics Determine How Developing Countries Borrow
Interest payments on bilateral official debt were frozen in some of the world’s poorest countries this year and in 2020 to alleviate the…