The coronavirus pandemic disrupted the U.S. economy, yet the dynamics of micro-level consumer spending among low-income populations are not well understood. A study published in PLoS ONE by Song Gao at University of Wisconsin, ...
Economics & Business
Sep 8, 2021
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As the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue to challenge myths about the country's history. One enduring myth is that slavery was a largely male endeavor—that for the ...
Economics & Business
Jun 11, 2024
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A mathematician from RUDN University developed a matrix representation of set functions. This approach is vivid and easy to check, and it makes the calculations easier. Among other things, the new development can be applied ...
Mathematics
Dec 1, 2020
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741
Significantly more women than men move out when their partners pass away. This, according to a University of Copenhagen study that investigates the settlement patterns of Danish widows and widowers. According to the researcher, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2023
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737
As case rates of COVID-19 reach new heights across the nation, many states and cities are tightening stay-at-home restrictions to stop the spread. New research suggests that that those suffering from economic hardships are ...
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2020
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730
An international team of interdisciplinary researchers has identified mathematical metrics to characterize the fragility of financial markets. Their paper "Network geometry and market instability" sheds light on the higher-order ...
Mathematics
Mar 22, 2021
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Mathematicians have used machine learning to develop a new model for measuring poverty in different countries that junks old notions of a fixed 'poverty line'.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2020
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It is a long journey from harvesting in the field to the cooked dish that reaches the dinner table. The food supply chain covers all those processes and the actors involved in satisfying the consumer's needs. To ensure that ...
Mathematics
Oct 28, 2020
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711
Boredom is more common at work than in any other setting, studies show, and employees are bored at work for more than 10 hours per week on average.
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2024
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699
Cryptocurrencies have been treated as a financial terra incognita—they have enjoyed growing interest but also raised concerns due to their virtuality. The use of statistical methods utilizing correlation matrices to analyze ...
Mathematics
Apr 2, 2020
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