A nation's economy plays a surprisingly large role in the success or failure of microfinance - the practice of making small loans to farmers or business owners too poor to provide collateral, according to a study led by a ...
Economics & Business
Jun 14, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a small bounce, but Florida's population should rebound this year from its first loss in more than half a century in a hopeful sign for the struggling state economy, new estimates from the University ...
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- States with small governments, low taxes and labor market freedom enjoy greater benefits from natural resource development than states with large and intrusive government policies, according to a new study ...
Economics & Business
Dec 18, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Deep-sea corals from about 400 meters off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands are much older than once believed and some may be the oldest living marine organisms known to man.
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2009
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