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September 25, 2017

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Aftereffects: In the U.S., Evidence Says Doing More Time Typically Leads to More Crime After

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September 2017

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Criminal Justice Reform

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David Roodman

February 02, 2016

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America’s Recently Heralded Urban “Crime Wave” May Already Have Peaked

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February 2016

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Criminal Justice Reform

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David Roodman

August 21, 2015

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Coming Down to Earth: What if a Big Geomagnetic Storm Does Hit?

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August 2015

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Global Catastrophic Risks

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David Roodman

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Modeling the Human Trajectory

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June 2020

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David Roodman

September 24, 2017

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Reasonable Doubt: A New Look at Whether Prison Growth Cuts Crime

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September 2017

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Criminal Justice Reform

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David Roodman

June 21, 2017

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Updating My Risk Estimate for the Geomagnetic “Big One”

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June 2017

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Global Catastrophic Risks

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David Roodman

October 21, 2015

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Why a New Study of the Mariel Boatlift Has Not Changed Our Views on the Benefits of Immigration

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October 2015

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Immigration Policy

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David Roodman

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