Social life entails countless situations in which people have to trust each other. From mundane family matters to profane issues such as trade negotiations among world leaders in a conflicted globalized world—all require ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2019
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The worst thing for the economy would be not acting at all to prevent disease spread, followed by too short a lockdown, according to research based on US data.
Economics & Business
Apr 29, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As the nation bristles, camps out, and opines against the destructive role of banks in bringing down the economy, a group of scientists has released a study that shows a critical piece of the puzzle went ...
Economics & Business
Dec 19, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Abolishing patent and copyright laws sounds radical, but two economists at Washington University in St. Louis say it's an idea whose time has come. Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine see innovation as a ...
Economics & Business
Mar 5, 2009
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Generation Z members say they want their clothes to be sustainable but still regularly buy fast fashion, demonstrating a "clear gap" between ideals and practice, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Sep 1, 2022
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Most job candidates know to dress nicely for Zoom interviews and to arrange a professional-looking background for the camera. But a new Yale study suggests they also ought to test the quality of their microphones.
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2025
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The personality-based communication styles of team members can often determine the success or failure of a team, according to a recent study by Penn State researchers.
Economics & Business
Aug 10, 2015
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Finland carried out the first nationwide randomized experiment on basic income. A study by the VATT Institute for Economic Research and the Labour Institute for Economic Research shows that replacing minimum unemployment ...
Economics & Business
Jun 8, 2021
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The United States is experiencing a housing shortage. At least, that is the case according to common belief—and is even the basis for national policy, as the Biden administration has stated plans to address the housing supply ...
Economics & Business
Jun 17, 2024
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Jeff Goldblum's character in "Jurassic Park" famously popularized the concept of chaos theory as it relates to science. But one University of Kansas professor is applying that theory to the economy.
Mathematics
Jan 24, 2020
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