Researchers at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership say post-pandemic job search and work constraints in the hospitality industry are causing higher stress for job seekers, leading ...
Economics & Business
Nov 3, 2023
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In labor markets where employers have more control over wages, increasing the minimum wage often results in a rise in employment, according to a new study coauthored by Ioana Marinescu, an associate professor at Penn's School ...
Economics & Business
Oct 13, 2023
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A new study co-written by a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign labor researchers assessing the state of food service and bar employment in the city of Chicago found that more than three-quarters of tipped workers ...
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2023
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The driving profession is unsafe. Taxi drivers and ride-hail drivers, who drive for apps like Uber and Lyft, face many safety risks on the road, from accidents and injuries to harassment and violence.
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2023
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Granting undocumented immigrants amnesty and legal status would improve the U.S. labor market, argues a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Economics & Business
Sep 12, 2023
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Economically progressive candidates may fare better in US elections when delivering their message in terms of "binding values" such as patriotism, family, and respect for tradition, according to a study published in PNAS ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2023
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Two pieces of landmark federal legislation intended to lessen the gender pay gap have long been deemed by many scholars to have been ineffectual. Despite the passage of the 1963 Equal Pay Act, signed into law 60 years ago ...
Economics & Business
Jun 15, 2023
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As the cost of living continues to spiral, a new report shows more than half of gig economy workers in the UK are paid below the minimum wage.
Social Sciences
May 10, 2023
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Want to make a positive difference in the wage conditions of developing country factory workers churning out products for multinational firms?
Economics & Business
May 5, 2023
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When a powerful storm flooded neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in April with what preliminary reports show was 25 inches of rain in 24 hours, few people were prepared. Even hurricanes rarely drop that much rain ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2023
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