Canada's inflation rate has started to ease up after peaking at 8.1% last summer, but food and shelter prices are showing little sign of slowing down.
Economics & Business
Mar 23, 2023
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Many studies have shown that poverty hampers political participation. For the first time, Max Schaub has examined the influence of acute financial hardship on political participation—situations, often lasting only a few ...
Political science
Jul 19, 2021
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A new study suggests that clearing the invasive woody weed Prosopis julifora and grassland restoration in Baringo County, Kenya, may have significant financial benefits for local stakeholders and contribute to climate change ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2021
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Decisive action taken by monetary and fiscal policymakers mitigated the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Economics & Business
Oct 29, 2020
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A new University of Melbourne research project on the health of the Australian construction industry has found more than half of industry insiders who were surveyed thought the industry was not healthy or sustainable.
Environment
Sep 29, 2020
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A UCLA study published today found the exclusion of undocumented residents and their families from the $1,200 stimulus payments given to taxpayers a result of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a loss of $10 billion in potential ...
Economics & Business
Aug 11, 2020
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Last week, 3.3 million people in the United States filed for unemployment, the highest number ever recorded by the U.S. Department of Labor, as businesses shuttered and employees were asked to stay home to slow the spread ...
Economics & Business
Mar 27, 2020
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While most people are primarily concerned with how the coronavirus will affect health—locally, nationally, and globally—others are considering the economic ramifications. Now that the World Health Organization has officially ...
Economics & Business
Mar 18, 2020
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By the time Father's Day takes place, the school year is usually over.
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2019
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Experts estimate that illegal cartels of businesses harm consumers to the tune of many billions of dollars annually as they secretly collude to set prices, allocate territory, and distort market competition for their own ...
Mathematics
Feb 17, 2016
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