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Can toddlers help explain the origins of our bias for wealth?

Income and wealth inequality in the U.S. remain near all-time highs. Analysts say this disparity is a "major issue of our time." Experts have spotlighted deep policy failures fueling the problem and helpful economic fixes ...

How job-hopping managers undermine corporate culture

As most successful companies will know, building effective corporate culture is very rewarding, but also challenging. It requires senior managers to create shared values and embed those values in their decisions and interactions ...

Reducing smartphone use found to increase work satisfaction

On average, we spend three and a quarter hours a day looking at our phones. Cutting back this time by one hour a day is not only good for our mental health, but also helps us to feel happier and more motivated at work.

People underestimate the income of the top 1%, researchers find

People selectively underestimate how rich the world's richest people are, according to a study. Increasing income inequality in many countries is driven by steep gains among the top 1% of earners. In the United States, support ...

Thousands of students in Scotland at risk of homelessness

Thousands of students across Scotland are at risk of homelessness and unable to access the right housing in the country's biggest cities, according to a new report co-authored by researchers from the University of Glasgow.

Why do Asian consumers love luxury shopping?

The Asia-Pacific region is the largest consumer of personal luxury goods in the world. Asian consumers shop at home and overseas in cities like New York, Milan and Paris, contributing to the luxury industry's remarkable growth.

Ads featuring interracial couples produce mixed results for brands

A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scholar who studies how authenticity and aesthetics intersect with branding found that interracial couples featured in advertisements enhanced brand outcomes ...

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