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Luck or merit? Not all inequality is equally acceptable
Do you think it's fair that some people are better off financially than others? Does it perhaps matter whether those earnings stem from a lottery win or hard work? These are the kinds of questions economist Ingvild Almås ...
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CEO politics may shape how companies compete
Decisions such as whether to cut prices, launch a product, open a new facility or make an acquisition are among those companies that consider in pursuit of a competitive edge. New research from Texas A&M University suggests ...
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What really drives tourists to choose a hotel? New global study reveals the answer
Why do travelers choose one hotel over another, and what makes them return?
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AI ethics problem may lie with organizations, not engineers, study finds
AI engineers often recognize ethical risks associated with the systems they build, but many lack the authority, incentives and organizational support needed to act on them, according to new research from the University of ...
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American women in communities with ample broadband access lose less time waiting for services, reducing time poverty
Drawing on 14 years of data, we examined whether access to broadband internet could improve Americans' use of time and found that a 10% increase in broadband adoption across a community corresponds to a 1.19% reduction in ...
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Why customers accept price rises
Piling sight, sound, touch, smell and taste into digitally enhanced tourist attractions does not automatically make visitors more engaged, according to research from the University of Surrey.
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When benefit corporations get certified, is it 'greenwashing' in stereo?
The term "benefit corporation" is becoming increasingly familiar as a label for companies with a hybrid commitment to the social good and profit-making. Interestingly, the term itself has taken on a hybrid meaning.
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Study into career shocks finds what doesn't break expats makes them stronger
New research challenges the idea that career shocks are bad news for expatriate workers, finding that major personal, professional or societal disruptions can instead act as a catalyst for adaptation and resilience.
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Taxing billionaires and redistributing wealth could save millions of lives amid global aid cuts
Wealth redistribution policies currently under discussion in international forums could avert between 6.6 million and 29.5 million deaths by 2030, according to a study published in The Lancet and led by ISGlobal in collaboration ...
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How companies quietly undercut dissent
In 2016, when Amazon workers began organizing at a warehouse in Chester, Virginia, the company tracked where employees gathered, posted anti-union messaging in bathroom stalls and held town halls to discourage them. The National ...
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Researchers discuss how data center construction could influence voters and impact public land
The construction of new data centers is shaping up to be a defining issue in the 2026 midterm elections. Politicians in both parties have been distancing themselves from data centers in the face of public discontent around ...
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Q&A: What can rent prices reveal about inflation and the economy?
Tracking rent prices may help businesses and policymakers understand where inflation is headed months in advance of government inflation reports, according to researchers at Penn State's Smeal College of Business who developed ...
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The autonomy paradox: How more freedom at work can leave you feeling powerless
You may know the feeling. You're supposed to have finished work for the day, but later, during your evening meal, you start mentally preparing for tomorrow's meeting. Or you have a quick check of your emails while you half-watch ...
Economics & Business
Sep 8, 2026
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Fresh laundry scent leads to higher spending on second-hand clothes, study finds
The scent of fresh laundry in a store encourages people to spend more on secondhand clothes than the scent of citrus or the typical scent of secondhand clothes does. This is according to research by psychologists Matteo Perini ...
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Sep 8, 2026
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Survey of young researchers raises concerns over future of science in U.S.
One-third of young scientists who had been planning careers in academic research changed their minds in the spring of 2025, according to a new survey. Fewer expected to remain in higher education or work in the U.S., or felt ...
Economics & Business
Sep 7, 2026
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'The Jungle Book' offers an unconventional tool for undergraduate economics education
Research in the International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education argues that "The Jungle Book" can serve as an unconventional teaching tool for undergraduate economics, using the original stories by Rudyard Kipling ...
Economics & Business
Sep 7, 2026
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How 'hyperselection' is making modern life efficient, pleasant—and boring
It's difficult to imagine a song like Queen's 1975 "Bohemian Rhapsody" topping the charts today. Almost six minutes long, it moves through several radically different musical sections and famously ignores the conventional ...
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Sep 7, 2026
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Investments promising social or environmental benefits need tougher anti‑greenwashing rules
Investment funds increasingly promise to deliver social or environmental benefits alongside financial returns. Regulators rightly ask whether these "impact investment" claims are accurate.
Economics & Business
Sep 7, 2026
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AI could undermine managers' judgment unless used carefully, study warns
Generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) has become a routine part of working life, but overreliance on the technology may erode managers' ability to build moral insights, contextual understanding and know-how to get a ...
Economics & Business
Sep 5, 2026
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Shoppers buying online while drunk is big business—but who is responsible?
One Sunday morning, Juliet* woke up to a delivery driver with a large package that she had no recollection of ordering. She was quick to dismiss it as an e-commerce mistake before the card inside helped solve the mystery: ...
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Sep 4, 2026
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