The economics of Star Wars: Modeling and systems risk analysis suggest financial ruin for the Galactic Empire
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
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Happy workers are 13% more productive
Research by Oxford University's Saïd Business School, in collaboration with British multinational telecoms firm BT, has found a conclusive link between happiness and productivity.
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2019
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Economists warn of side effects of raising the retirement age
Leaving paid work opens the door to potentially the best stage of life, and a new study published in The Economic Journal confirms the health and well-being benefits that can stem from retirement via an individual's increased ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2024
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Research finds no negative impact of repealing law allowing companies to pay disabled workers below minimum wage
Debate continues to swirl nationally on the fate of a practice born of an 86-year-old federal statute allowing companies to pay workers with disabilities subminimum wages: anything below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 ...
Economics & Business
Nov 15, 2024
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Study finds paying corporate accountants more removes incentives for financial misreporting
Bad bookkeeping's been in the news a lot lately. Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire came crashing down amid news that an $8 billion shortfall was being tracked in a sloppy Excel spreadsheet. The Brazilian retailer Americanas ...
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2023
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Federal unemployment money during pandemic boosted health care spending
Emergency federal dollars given to the unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic bolstered health care spending as jobless rates skyrocketed, a new University of Michigan study found.
Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2021
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Low-income households more likely to have power disconnected after hot summers
Low-income homes in California are more likely to have their power disconnected about two to three months after days when the temperature exceeds 95 degrees Fahrenheit than they are at any other time of year. That's because ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2022
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Study: Diverse private capital groups struggle to match performance of counterparts as result of investor demand
A new study by Johan Cassel Pegelow, Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, examines the racial diversity, or rather lack thereof, within the private capital industry.
Economics & Business
Mar 27, 2023
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Mathematician uncovers methods to shrink sampling errors in large-dimensional data sets
A professor in Florida State University's Department of Mathematics has made a breakthrough that will allow scientists across academic disciplines and financial institutions to shrink sampling errors concerning high-dimensional ...
Mathematics
Mar 28, 2023
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Higher levels of financial optimism associated with lower levels of cognitive ability
A behavioral economist at the University of Bath in the U.K. has found evidence linking higher levels of unwarranted financial optimism with lower levels of cognitive ability. In his study, published in the journal Personality ...
