GDP up, happiness down
The gross domestic product of the United States -- that oft-cited measure of economic health -- has been ticking upward for the last two years.
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2011
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When Belgium sneezes, the world catches a cold
As the eurozone continues to wobble, new analysis of countries' economic interconnectedness finds that some of the countries with the greatest potential to cause a global crash have surprisingly small gross domestic production.
General Physics
Nov 25, 2010
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Lightbulbs: The more efficient they get, the more light we use
This is a cautionary tale about a few porch lights. Once upon a time, porch lights had incandescent bulbs. Eventually, many residents subbed them out with those swirly compact fluorescent bulbs, which use a quarter of the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 14, 2010
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China closes factories as green deadline looms
China, facing the risk of embarrassment if it misses a looming environmental deadline, has ordered thousands of companies to close high-polluting plants as its leadership vies to retool economic growth.
Environment
Aug 22, 2010
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Mind over market: Economist confirms role of psychology in U.S. business cycle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Public attitude may be as important as public policy when it comes to the economy, according to UC Irvine’s Fabio Milani. A new economic model developed by the assistant professor of economics takes into ...
Economics & Business
Jun 22, 2010
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Google routes World Bank data to fact seekers
Google is adding World Bank figures to Internet results in a bid to make hard facts about countries worldwide easier to find.
Internet
Nov 11, 2009
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IT to generate 5.8 million new jobs by 2013: IDC
Information technology will be an employment machine, generating 5.8 million new jobs in the coming four years, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) research released.
Business
Oct 5, 2009
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Brown economists measure GDP growth from outer space
Outer space offers a new perspective for measuring economic growth, according to new research by three Brown University economists. In a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, J. Vernon Henderson, Adam Storeygard, ...
Economics & Business
Sep 4, 2009
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Study: SE Asia will be hit hard by climate change
(AP) -- Southeast Asia will be hit particularly hard by climate change, causing the region's agriculture-dependent economies to contract by as much as 6.7 percent annually by the end of the century, according to a study ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2009
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Economic wealth may be linked with happiness in China, if inequality is low
A country's economic prosperity is linked with improved well-being in its residents, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Feng Huang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and colleagues.
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2024
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