New guidance on violence and aggression in retail

The Thomas Ashton Institute's Violence and Aggression Research Network (VARN) has contributed to the development of new evidence-informed guidance aimed at helping retailers better prevent and manage work-related violence ...

In the world's economic 'black holes,' data still leak out

From satellite imagery to clandestine price reports, a new study draws on North Korea to explore economic activity in opaque regimes and information-scarce regions. North Korea is the blackest of economic black holes. Even ...

Social inequality can harm the foundations of society

Can economic inequality threaten liberal societies? This question lies at the heart of the POLAR project led by Markus Gangl, a sociologist at Goethe University Frankfurt. Several publications examining different aspects ...

How morals influence food, health decisions

Growing up in Los Angeles, Sydney Scott was accustomed to Whole Foods and "organic" labels. Yet instead of simply filling her cart, she found herself asking why those labels were so compelling to many people.

Pandemic loan fraud pumped housing prices, research indicates

For Americans dreaming of owning a home, this decade has been brutal. From the end of 2019 to the end of 2022, the median sales price for homes sold in the U.S. soared 35%, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. ...

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