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Black and minoritized people feel forced to disguise their identities
A groundbreaking analysis of 750,000 household records by Heriot-Watt University reveals Black families accepted as statutorily homeless are less than half as likely to gain social housing as their white counterparts.
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Tackling the chaos at home might be the secret to a more successful work life
In a world of hybrid working and four-day weeks, most workers are asked to be agile, creative and strategic—not just at work but also at home. But what if the energy and focus workers invest into solving family life challenges ...
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2025
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Poll: Hispanic economic optimism falls
Hispanic consumers are spending less as optimism about their economic outlook dwindles amid inflation and economic uncertainty, according to a poll from the Business & Economics Polling Initiative at Florida Atlantic University.
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2025
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Free gifts can strengthen customer relationships when matched to relationship stage
Free stuff is great for customers and a wonderful marketing tool for businesses. But there are limits, and there is a right and wrong way to go about it. University of Alabama Assistant Professor of Marketing Carlos Bauer ...
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2025
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US vacation renters waste $2 billion worth of food annually
If you find yourself routinely throwing away groceries and leftovers the night before you check out of an Airbnb, you're not alone: A new study values the food wasted by U.S. vacation renters at about $2 billion each year.
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2025
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Merger and acquisition dealmakers can ride out the geo-political storm, study suggests
An analysis from Bayes Business School arrives as the global economy and businesses are buffeted by geopolitical turbulence—including President Donald Trump's weaponization of tariffs, huge fiscal deficits in many big western ...
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2025
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Parental leave in the UK isn't working. Here's what needs to change
The recent launch of a government review into parental leave and pay in the UK is a hugely welcome development. In order to bring about meaningful change, it must challenge the fundamental issue at the heart of current parental ...
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2025
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Study finds tourist apartments could be converted into social housing in Spain
One in four people in Spain considers housing to be one of the country's main problems, according to data from the latest survey by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS). The percentage of the population concerned about ...
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2025
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Murals can boost vitality, community development in cities
Cities across the U.S. are increasingly turning to murals as tools for placemaking, cultural expression and neighborhood revitalization—and Cincinnati is a standout among them. With more than 300 murals across the city, ...
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Jul 9, 2025
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Alcohol sales changed subtly after Canada legalized cannabis
Before Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, it was unclear how the change might affect beverage alcohol consumption. Would consumers drink less or more after cannabis became legal?
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2025
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Four reasons why many of us feel the global economy is not on our side
During my adult life, I have never experienced what it's like to live in a "good" economy. Starting with the global financial crash in 2008, which hit just as I began studying economics, the world seems to have lurched from ...
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2025
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Doing business in conflict zones: What companies can learn from Lafarge's exit from Syria
The world experienced more than 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a "historically high" number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational ...
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2025
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AI is driving down the price of knowledge—universities have to rethink what they offer
For a long time, universities worked off a simple idea: knowledge was scarce. You paid for tuition, showed up to lectures, completed assignments and eventually earned a credential.
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2025
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Young people growing up in England's coastal communities face unique obstacles
A new report, from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project, highlights the challenges faced by young people growing up in coastal communities across England.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2025
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Are 'ghost stores' haunting your social media feed? How to spot and avoid them
The offer pops up in your social media feed. The website is professional and the imagery illustrates an Australian coastal region, or chic inner-CBD scene.
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2025
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Auditors with uncommon names more likely to bend corporate auditing standards
Corporate auditing is not normally seen as a creative act. Yet in-house audit guidelines at the Big 4 firms grant individual auditors a significant degree of discretion. And it turns out that there is a way to predict how ...
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2025
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Upper-middle-class women with college degrees use 'free tours' the most, study finds
An umbrella held aloft guides a large group of tourists through the main squares of the historic center on a route lasting several hours that culminates in voluntary payment by the participants, depending on their levels ...
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2025
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Renter protection policies may reduce rental housing discrimination, research suggests
Research in Contemporary Economic Policy indicates that well-intentioned renter protection policies may actually increase discrimination against certain minority races and ethnicities.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2025
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People in Nordic region are more satisfied than other EU citizens with big city life
Are you young, female, well-educated, in a job, and live in a big city in a rich EU country? If you answer yes to all these questions, you're probably among people who are most satisfied with your life.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2025
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Research reveals middle-class families hit hardest by South Korea's cost-of-living crisis
As prices rose across the globe following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, many expected the usual pattern, i.e., low-income households bearing the brunt of inflation. But in South Korea, they observed something exactly ...
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Jul 8, 2025
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