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Rural-urban divide: Neighborhood conditions shape teen smoking
Teens in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to smoke, but it depends on whether they live in rural or urban areas.
Inflation expectations are rising, and that alone could push prices higher
Some important shoes drop on Thursday, economic data-wise. There’s the GDP revision, but the biggie is April’s personal consumption expenditures price index, or PCE. This is the Fed’s preferred inflation measure and shot up to 3.5% in...
U-M Study Finds Teens Are Drinking Less than Previous Generations. What’s Driving the Change?
Data and trends indicate that today’s teens, and Gen Z in general, are drinking less alcohol than previous generations. But what is driving the change?
Economists expect April CPI report to show inflation on the rise
Last Friday, a surprisingly good April jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed strong job creation and low unemployment. But on Tuesday, the April Consumer Price Index (or CPI report) is expected to show inflation rising significantly,...
ISR wins the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences
Read more about the Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award