News tagged with policy interventions

Scientists show positive effects of affirmative action policies promoting women

Interventions to promote women have continuously been criticized as ineffective and inhibiting performance. Economists of the University of Innsbruck have now rejected this criticism; they conducted a series of experiments ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Food price spikes, volatility not the same issue

(PhysOrg.com) -- When global food prices rose sharply starting in late 2010 and hit an all-time high in February, many leaders, including the presidents of the World Bank and of France, spoke about the increases and conflated ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Government's 'nudge' approach may struggle to make an impression, warn experts

The government's "nudge" approach to public health may struggle to make much impression on improving population health, warn experts in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Scientific Understanding of Corruption Sought

(PhysOrg.com) -- Corruption is one of the most cited factors inhibiting economic development. It impedes political and economic growth, reduces the welfare of societies, increases income inequality and reduces trust in political ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2