Suppose you are in a pub with friends. You drink a few beers, have a good time, and head home. The following morning you realize your headache is milder than usual. You then discover that you were part of an experiment where ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2023
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The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recently released a report titled Snapshot of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in National Tourism Strategies which provides a synthesis of publicly-available strategies ...
Economics & Business
Mar 22, 2023
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Abruptly melting ice sheets, the collapse of coral reefs and rainforests: nature is complex—and climate policy must consider physical "tipping points" as well as uncertainties and measurement problems. How can the fight ...
Environment
Mar 17, 2023
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The U.S. immigration system is slow and stymied by politics, but the border crisis represents an opportunity to address gaps in the American labor market, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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A new paper in The Review of Economic Studies indicates that carbon taxes will be less effective at reducing carbon emissions than previously thought. It also finds that tax interventions needed to achieve goals agreed upon ...
Economics & Business
Mar 15, 2023
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The lockdowns at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic reduced the spread of infection by an estimated 56%, a recent study has found. If all governors did not issue any lockdowns until April 23, 2020, the number of cases would ...
Economics & Business
Mar 8, 2023
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A new study shows that second-generation immigrants' likelihood to become entrepreneurs is linked to their parents' cultural background. The results suggest that entrepreneurship policies and programs could benefit from taking ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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The federal government has announced a new round of strategic water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin. The government intends to purchase water entitlements from voluntary sellers in parts of New South Wales and Queensland.
Earth Sciences
Feb 24, 2023
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Major industrial and economic centers in China and the United States are among the most vulnerable regions in the world to the increasingly destructive power of climate change-driven weather extremes, according to a comprehensive ...
Environment
Feb 20, 2023
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Hundreds of the 574 federally recognized Indian nations in the U.S. now routinely provide their citizens with the full array of services customarily expected from state and local governments, from tax collection to environmental ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2023
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