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Nation-State Size, Ethnic Diversity, and Economic Performance in the Advanced Capitalist Countries
<a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13563467.2012.753045">New Political Economy 18(6): 827-844</a>Author(s): Natalka Patsiurko, John Campbell, John HallThis paper examines the proposition that the economic performance of advanced capitalist countries depends on their size and ethnic composition. As such it blends insights from two important literatures in comparative political economy. One…
2011 - 2012 Annual Report
The 2011 Republican Debate at Dartmouth; Policy Research Shop; Rockefeller Leadership Fellows; Rocky by the Numbers; and Financials
We Can't Win This On Our Own
<a href="http://asr.sagepub.com/content/77/6/946.abstract">American Sociological Review 77(6):946-969</a>Author(s); Marc Dixon and Andrew MartinTo cope with steep losses in membership and eroding legal protections, some unions have begun to look outward for help. Scholars likewise point to broad-based coalitions as a potential route to labor’s revitalization. Yet surprisingly little…
New Hampshire Refugee Resettlement
The purpose of this report is to examine refugee resettlement programs in New Hampshire and to explore best practices that can be beneficial to refugees and their host communities. We first provide a brief overview of the status of refugees and the role of the…
Music and movement share a dynamic structure that supports universal expression of emotion
<a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/110/1/70.full.pdf">PNAS 110(1): 70-75</a>Author(s): Beau Sievers, Larry Polansky, Michael Casey, and Thalia WheatelyMusic moves us. Its kinetic power is the foundation of human behaviors as diverse as dance, romance, lullabies, and the military march. Despite its significance, the music-movement relationship is poorly understood. We present…
Compositional Analysis of Formative Period Ceramics from the Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico
<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00652.x/abstract">Archaeometry 54(5): 821-834</a>Author(s): Bridget Alex, Deborah Nichols, and Michael GlascockDuring the Classic Period, Teotihuacan was an economic centre of central Mexico, but little is known about the development of this system. This paper presents a pilot study in multi-method analysis of Formative Period (1500/1400 bc…
Meaningful Use of EHR and Process Quality of Care
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3626353/">Health Services Research 48(2): 354-375</a>Author(s): Ajit Appari, M. Eric Johnson, Denise AnthonyObjectiveTo estimate the incremental effects of transitions in electronic health record (EHR) system capabilities on hospital process quality.Data SourceHospital Compare (process quality), Health Information and Management Systems Society Analytics (EHR use), and Inpatient…
Concussion Education, Management, and Prevention Policy
The purpose of this report is to outline the history of concussion education, management, and prevention, as well as current action and legislation designed to address this problem. The report defines what a concussion is and its prevalence in sports, along with estimates for the…
Methods of Privatization
Most states began to develop a basic system of parks in the early 1920s. In the 1930s states grew these park systems into decidedly more substantial entities, largely through federal monies distributed as a part of the Roosevelt administration’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) program. While…
Methodologies for Tracking Refugees Longitudinally
This report analyzes available models and best practices for longitudinally tracking refugees in the United States. New Hampshire currently tracks refugees at the minimum level required by federal programs, and seeks to explore alternatives that would better evaluate the effectiveness of refugee integration programs. To…