Proposals to raise the minimum wage are often met with arguments that independent businesses may be vulnerable to such increases. In a new study, "Who's Afraid of the Minimum Wage? Measuring the Impacts on Independent Businesses ...
Economics & Business
Apr 13, 2026
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Artificial intelligence could soon allow powerful companies to charge each customer a different price for the same product, based on what they think each individual is willing to pay. That is the warning from new research ...
Economics & Business
Apr 13, 2026
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A guaranteed income program for artists led to improvement in financial stability and reduced debt, but also improved their motivation and artistic output, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University ...
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2026
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They choose their clients, set their own rates and manage their businesses like any other entrepreneur. They are independent sex workers—women who work without pimps or agencies, often away from the streets and organized ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2026
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As local governments and service providers search for the most effective ways to support people experiencing homelessness, a new report from Portland State University centers on problem solving in the experience of those ...
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2026
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A study of HR professionals shows inclusion-focused AI can reduce disability discrimination and improve fairness in real-world recruitment scenarios. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how organizations hire. From ...
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2026
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From the Wright brothers' first flight to the speedy development of COVID-19 vaccines, collaboration has been key to innovation. Paradoxically, even competitors can benefit from collaboration—when they hold different pieces ...
Economics & Business
Apr 10, 2026
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Ahead of the NFL Draft's arrival in Pittsburgh on April 23, a West Virginia University professor is challenging one of football's most aggressive strategies and his data suggests teams are getting it wrong.
Economics & Business
Apr 10, 2026
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A University of Houston researcher and his collaborators have developed a mathematical model that helps identify whether a competitive environment is healthy, stagnant or skewed. Published in the journal npj Complexity, the ...
Mathematics
Apr 9, 2026
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As the global aging population advances and countries face shrinking workforces, a new study focusing on China by IIASA researchers and colleagues from Nanjing University reveals how economic growth can persist despite these ...
Social Sciences
Apr 9, 2026
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