A temporary, pandemic-era expansion of the Child Tax Credit improved housing affordability for families with low incomes, according to University of Michigan research.
Economics & Business
Aug 5, 2024
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Over the past 25 years, the world has lived through major shocks from the 9/11 terror attacks to the global financial crisis to COVID. More recently, the UK—like many other countries—has faced a rising cost of living ...
Economics & Business
Aug 4, 2024
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The death of a top donor during an electoral cycle decreases the likelihood that a candidate will be elected by more than three percentage points, according to an innovative new study by Cornell economists and colleagues.
Economics & Business
Aug 1, 2024
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What's going on in the coffee industry? Roasters and cafe operators are faced with rising costs that, when passed onto consumers, threaten to bring to a shuddering halt almost 30 years of continuous, at times dizzying growth.
Economics & Business
Aug 1, 2024
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There have been ongoing accusations that international students are flooding university towns and taking up all the affordable housing. These narratives paint international students as the culprit, but a new study affirms ...
Economics & Business
Aug 1, 2024
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Social transfer programs have significant geographic differences in spending that help to reduce income gaps between rich and poor regions of the United States, according to new University of Michigan research.
Economics & Business
Aug 1, 2024
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Most charities aren't tailoring their online fundraising strategies to the electronic device donors may use when deciding whether to click a "donate" button. That's what our marketing research team determined when we reviewed ...
Economics & Business
Jul 31, 2024
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Online fashion retailers clinging to the received wisdom that photos of thin models are the most effective way of selling clothes may want to think again, according to a new study examining the impact of size-inclusive model ...
Economics & Business
Jul 31, 2024
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When do you think you'll retire? Aged 65? Younger, if you're lucky? Maybe older if you're unlucky—or if you're young right now?
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2024
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Two professors at The University of Texas at Arlington have found that U.S. housing prices have grown more persistently since the mid-1990s, especially in the Midwest and South. They link this steady incline primarily to ...
Economics & Business
Jul 30, 2024
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