Too many Facebook friends bad news for charities: study
New research suggests the more friends we have on Facebook, the less likely we are to share information about charitable causes.
Economics & Business
Aug 6, 2012
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Study: Many Americans die with 'virtually no financial assets'
It is a central worry of many Americans: not having enough money to live comfortably in old age. Now an innovative paper co-authored by an MIT economist shows that a large portion of America’s older population has very ...
Economics & Business
Aug 3, 2012
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A pinch of opportunity makes deep inequality more palatable
(Phys.org) -- Just a tiny hint of opportunity has a disproportionately powerful effect - making unfairness more acceptable to disadvantaged people, new research has found.
Economics & Business
Jul 26, 2012
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Corn, grain prices push to record highs
(Phys.org) -- The future of corn prices and the impact on fed livestock continues to be an unfolding, tumultuous situation, but some degree of clarity should be coming to the story in the next few weeks, according to a Texas ...
Other
Jul 25, 2012
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Economists demonstrate wage impacts of large microfinance program
A major argument in favor of microfinance is that the poor who live in areas without banking services will gain higher returns on investments and increase their assets when provided with credit.
Economics & Business
Jul 17, 2012
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Study estimates costs of mesquite biomass delivery for bioenergy use
Operating on the thought that, if it is not feasible, it's not going to be done, a group of Texas AgriLife Research scientists is studying the costs of getting potential bioenergy sources such as mesquite to the processed ...
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2012
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Economists find evidence for famous hypothesis of 'comparative advantage'
David Ricardo’s concept of “comparative advantage” is one of the most famous and venerable ideas in economics. Dating to 1817, Ricardo’s proposal is that countries will specialize in making the goods they ...
Economics & Business
Jun 20, 2012
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Acute lack of skilled marine researchers
Australian marine science suffers from acute skills shortages, according to one of Australia's leading marine scientists.
Environment
Jun 11, 2012
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Urban wasteland: World Bank sees global garbage crisis
The world's city dwellers are fast producing more and more trash in a "looming crisis" that will pose huge financial and environmental burdens, the World Bank is warning.
Environment
Jun 7, 2012
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When highly skilled immigrants move in, natives move out
(Phys.org) -- In the first study to measure the temporary impact of highly skilled immigrants on native populations, University of Notre Dame Economist Abigail Wozniak and Fairfield University’s Thomas J. Murray — ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2012
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