Researchers found significant differences in flu incidence across different occupations and industries within employed individuals and assessed human contact interaction as a potential mechanism for contagion.
Economics & Business
Jun 4, 2021
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The number of people searching online for topics that are related to boredom, loneliness and worry rose sharply at the beginning of the first lockdown, a new study shows.
Economics & Business
Feb 1, 2021
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Americans who vote are more likely to practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic than people with a lower sense of civic duty—regardless of political affiliation, according to a new study involving Washington ...
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2020
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The conditions created by COVID-19—unexpected time at home, unemployment and financial insecurity, anxiety and stress—are the same conditions known to aggravate domestic violence.
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2020
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Motivating people to save for retirement isn't easy. Fraught decisions around when to start a nest egg, how much to set aside, and where to invest can be so overwhelming that inertia often sets in.
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2020
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Traffic accidents are the leading cause of non-natural deaths worldwide. Lower speed limits may help prevent accidents. But speed-reduction policies can be controversial and effects are not well documented.
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2020
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Public parks can be valuable assets for communities, but crime in the area can "lock up" that amenity value. Crime directly affects the use that people get from their local parks. If crime is reduced, the environmental value ...
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2020
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The gap between children with the highest and lowest socio-emotional skills has increased over the past three decades, and the socio-economic status of mothers is a significant contributing factor, according to a new UCL ...
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2020
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A place-based payroll tax incentive can be effective in stimulating employment in remote and underdeveloped regions, helping to address regional inequalities, according to a new UCL and University of Oslo study.
Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2020
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People will donate more to charity if they make a pledge before receiving an unexpected cash windfall, a study has shown.
Economics & Business
Feb 19, 2019
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