The untold story of Chinese restaurants in America
2015 research brief highlighting the dynamic interaction between exclusionary legal policies and immigrants' adaptive strategies, by Heather R. Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The post The...
View ArticleSmall worlds and the clash of civilizations: New data
2015 study from Stanford, Cornell and others on patterns of global social networks and how underlying data reveal distinct civilizations, despite borderless portrayals of cyberspace. The post Small...
View ArticleChina tourists: Economics, the environment and what they want
A surge in Chinese tourists is shaking up the global economy. Our new research review looks at policy, environmental concerns and their preferences. The post China’s tourists: Economics, the...
View ArticleChinese imports seem to hurt American innovation
Competition from China appears to hobble innovation in the U.S., say the authors of a new study that considers import penetration and patent applications. The post Chinese imports seem to hurt...
View ArticleInternational students: Where they come from and what they study
Over a million international students study in the United States. China provides almost a third, according to a new government paper. The post International students: Where they come from and what...
View ArticleIndustrial spying helped East Germany narrow economic gap
Industrial espionage may call to mind men in trench coats and fedoras. These days, the spies are often hackers, but the handsome rewards still come with a cost. The post Industrial spying helped East...
View ArticleGlobal warming has worsened economic inequality and made some rich countries...
New research quantifies how global warming has hampered — and benefited — wealthier and poorer economies. The post Global warming has worsened economic inequality and made some rich countries richer...
View ArticleHow consumers are footing the bill for the U.S.-China trade war
Get caught up on the tennis match that is the U.S.-China trade war, and explore the latest research analyzing how U.S. import tariffs are impacting the economy. The post How consumers are footing the...
View Article6 studies that will make you smarter about the G-20 summit
Recent research provides insight on whether G20 nations are addressing climate change and economic inequality. Plus, how international institutions are surviving the Trump presidency. The post 6...
View ArticleWhy a 7-yuan-per-dollar exchange rate is 'psychologically important'
In early August 2019, exchange rates between the yuan and the dollar crossed a 7-to-1 threshold that many media outlets called “psychologically important.” What does psychology have to do with...
View ArticleCovering China for the New York Times: 11 questions with Jane Perlez
Shorenstein Center fellow Jane Perlez and reporter Clark Merrefield discuss the Hong Kong protests, trade war perceptions, reporting challenges and what she misses most about being New York Times...
View ArticleHow the coronavirus is infecting the economy: What the research says so far
As a novel coronavirus spreads in China and to other countries, research remains limited on the global economic consequences of the outbreak. Here’s what we know so far. The post How the coronavirus...
View ArticleCovering COVID-19 and the coronavirus: 5 tips from a Harvard epidemiology...
William Hanage, an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard, offers journalists guidance on covering the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The post Covering COVID-19 and the coronavirus: 5...
View ArticleHow oil prices got wrapped up in the coronavirus outbreak
Here’s how oil prices became wrapped up in the novel coronavirus outbreak -- and what the research says about how oil market volatility and stock prices usually interact. The post How oil prices got...
View ArticleThe problem with using ‘patient zero’ and ‘party zero’ in coronavirus news
Infectious disease epidemiologist Helen Jenkins explains why it's irresponsible and inaccurate to uses terms such as 'patient zero' and 'party zero' in coronavirus news coverage. The post The problem...
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