News tagged with economic inquiry
Educational development stunted by teenage fatherhood
Public interest in the issue of teenage childbearing has recently increased, largely due to increases in both the teen pregnancy rate and the teen birth rate. A new study from Economic Inquiry examines the negative educat ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 30, 2011 |
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How to win by concession and avoid unproductive conflict
A new study published in Economic Inquiry explores the seminal question: "If we can make a deal, why fight?" The authors conclude that a combination of common knowledge and a common rate of time preference allow a potent ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Zero tolerance, zero effect: Stats show laws 'inert'
As college administrators, social scientists and law enforcement officials across the country continue to debate whether the drinking age should be 18 instead of 21, a Sam Houston State University economist challenges a related ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Fears of spying hinder China Mobile license
Concerned about possible cyber-spying, U.S. national security officials are debating whether to take the unprecedented step of recommending that a Chinese government-owned mobile phone giant be denied a license to offer international ...
May 11, 2012 |
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Yahoo CEO apologizes for bogus college degree
(AP) -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is sorry for allowing an inaccuracy about his education to appear in his official bio, but not remorseful enough to heed calls for him to resign.
May 08, 2012 |
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Yahoo director on hot seat to leave board (Update 2)
(AP) -- The flap over a bogus college degree on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's official biography has claimed its first casualty - the director who led the committee that hired him four months ago.
May 08, 2012 |
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Numerically-challenged consumers hit in the pocket by loans
(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers with poor financial skills pay over the odds for loans and are eight times more likely to use highly expensive credit such as payday loans and home credit, new research has revealed.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 09, 2012 |
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They're mastering manufacturing
For millions of HIV-positive people in the developing world, accurate measurement of their medical condition is invaluable. So in recent years, Daktari Diagnostics, a Cambridge-based startup, has been developing ...
Mar 01, 2012 |
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The emotional historian?
Danelle van Zyl-Hermann, a Gates scholar with an interest in the emotional history of South Africa, explains why the study of society's sentiments can unlock a better understanding of the past.
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Plug 'leaks,' create 'cradle to career' education system to meet world challenges: Top US educator
Plugging major "leaks" of students exiting formal education prematurely is a top priority in all countries -- developed and developing alike -- to successfully address a suite of problems confronting humanity in decades to ...
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Feb 29, 2012 |
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Fresh scandal embroils US climate science debate
A fresh scandal over climate change has erupted in the United States after leaked documents appeared to show a right-wing funded campaign to influence how climate science is taught in schools.
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Many in NY cheer delay of animal disease lab move
(AP) -- The Obama administration has put the brakes on a plan to build a new lab that studies contagious animal diseases, a decision that has pitted disappointed Kansans hopeful about growth against New Yorkers fighting ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Outsourcing stems Philippines labour exodus
Malaysia-based computer whiz Arlene Teodoro packed his bags and flew home to the Philippines this year, going against the tide in an impoverished country that sends millions of workers abroad.
Nov 24, 2011 |
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