News tagged with salaries
'Econophysics' points way to fair salaries in free market
A Purdue University researcher has used "econophysics" to show that under ideal circumstances free markets promote fair salaries for workers and do not support CEO compensation practices common today.
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Go-getters fall short in happiness and health, new study shows
People who are considered ambitious attend the best colleges and universities, have prestigious careers and earn high salaries, but they don’t necessarily lead more successful lives, according to new research by Timothy ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Researcher: Money makes people happy, especially if they're paid by the hour
(PhysOrg.com) -- Income has a greater impact on the happiness of people paid by the hour than people paid by salary.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Reversing brain drain
A battered U.S. economy has sent many of the country's leading minds packing for "greener" shores. America is losing thousands of top scientists, academics and biotech executives to cities like Singapore, which offer more ...
Oct 08, 2009 |
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China expert recruitment project nets first batch: report
China has signed up more than 120 overseas experts for a new project aimed at spurring innovation by offering thousands of academics one million yuan (146,000 dollars) to move to China, state media reported Thursday.
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Study: Benchmarks and 'leapfrogs' drive up CEO pay
Why have CEO salaries skyrocketed over the past 20 years? Much of the blame lies in the practice of compensation benchmarking, say the authors of a study to be published next week in the American Journal of Sociology.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 25, 2010 |
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Study reveals the secrets to negotiating a higher salary
A recent study conducted by George Mason University and Temple University researchers uncovered the most effective strategies to negotiating a bigger salary. The study analyzed various approaches to the negotiation process, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Earning less than your peers can make you happy
(Medical Xpress) -- Knowing that your colleagues and peers earn more than you can actually raise your satisfaction levels, but only if you are under 45, according to new research from the University of St Andrews.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Spain: If you become unemployed you will earn less in your next job
Unemployment has a negative impact on a worker's future salary if it continues for a long time, particularly in countries such as Spain, Italy and Portugal. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 20, 2011 |
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The work-life integration overload: Thousands of researchers weigh in on outmoded work environments
Attracting workers into science and technology fields could be hampered by work-life integration issues according to a new international survey. Drawing data from 4,225 publishing scientists and researchers worldwide, the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Study finds business school research raises students' salaries
The value of academic research performed at business schools has been questioned for the past two decades, some even calling it irrelevant to the real business world.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Qualified Latin American immigrants earn less than similarly qualified Spaniards
A study by the University of Salamanca (USAL) has looked into how salaries would differ if immigrants were paid in the same way as Spanish workers according to education and experience. The results show that, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2011 |
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