Despite toilet paper hoarding and panic buying, overall consumer spending has sharply declined since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with retail sales dropping an unprecedented 8.7% in March. Stay-at-home orders also ...
Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2020
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Nobody likes talking about the COVID-19 endgame, but we need to choose one. The appropriate interventions—public health, government spending, and freedom of movement—all depend on the endgame we choose.
Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2020
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The majority of European citizens hold positive attitudes toward people who are homeless and wish that European states would do more to reduce it, according to a study published September 25 in the open-access journal PLOS ...
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2019
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A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that U.S. government spending on military personnel has a positive impact on the nation's human capital—essentially improving the American workforce. Using a new ...
Social Sciences
May 17, 2019
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Companies that go public on the stock market provide an economic boost to the local communities where they're based, according to new research from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2019
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Infrastructure spending is one of the central themes of Treasurer Frydenberg's budget speech. His headline announcement was the promise to increase the ten-year federal infrastructure spend from the A$75 billion announced ...
Environment
Apr 3, 2019
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U.S. roads and bridges are in abysmal shape – and that was before the recent winter storms made things even worse.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 25, 2019
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When money is tight, single mothers spend more of their health care dollars on their children than themselves, while two-parent families are less likely to make changes, according to a Rutgers study.
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2019
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Sylar, the border collie, has his own mansion along with a trampoline and indoor pool. The dog's adorable features, along with his notable intelligence, earned his owner's devotion along with many social media fans.
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2018
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The link between warfare and welfare is counterintuitive. One is about violence and destruction, the other about altruism, support and care. Even the term "welfare state" – at least in the English-speaking world – was ...
Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2018
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