News tagged with additional income
Material success and social failure?
It is common knowledge that in rich societies the poor have shorter lives and suffer more from almost every social problem. Likewise, large inequalities of income are often regarded as divisive and corrosive.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Holidays inspire disadvantaged children to learn, says study
Holidays could serve as a valuable extension of the national curriculum for the UK’s disadvantaged youngsters, new research has suggested.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 25, 2012 |
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Economic power of self-employment felt countywide
People in rural counties who work for themselves may add a boost to local economies, improving income and job growth, according to economists.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 23, 2012 |
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New inexpensive, environmentally friendly solar cell shines with potential
(Phys.org) -- The limitations of conventional and current solar cells include high production cost, low operating efficiency and durability, and many cells rely on toxic and scarce materials. Northwestern University researchers ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 23, 2012 |
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Lying in wait for WIMPs: Researchers seek to dramatically increase sensitivity of Large Underground Xenon detector
Although it's invisible, dark matter accounts for at least 80 percent of the matter in the universe. No one knows what it is, but most scientists would bet on weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs.
May 23, 2012 |
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Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay?
(AP) -- Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's ...
May 17, 2012 |
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Facebook's $16 billion IPO one of world's largest (Update)
(AP) -- Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street.
May 17, 2012 |
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How to avoid a global food crisis
The world faces a major challenge in the coming decades as global food demand is poised for unprecedented growth.
May 16, 2012 |
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Social security: Fixing the glaring gap for women
(Phys.org) -- After a lifetime of lower wages and time out of the labor market for caregiving, women typically receive less from Social Security than men, with millions of widows and women of color falling into poverty in ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 14, 2012 |
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Microfinance programs: Benefits not clear-cut, study shows
(Phys.org) -- Large-scale microfinance programs are widely used as a tool to fight poverty in developing countries, but a recent study by University of Notre Dame Economics Professor Joseph Kaboski and MIT colleague Robert ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 11, 2012 |
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Undocumented Latino youth turn to activism to combat obstacles
Undocumented Latino youth in the U.S. face futures clouded by fewer rights than their documented peers and the constant fear of deportation. Such status constraints usually aren't fully understood until young adulthood, said ...
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May 11, 2012 |
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