Investors need not lose sleep over daylight saving
(PhysOrg.com) -- The changeover to and from daylight saving does not have a detrimental effect on financial markets, according to new research.
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2009
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Hoover's pro-labor stance helped cause Great Depression, economist says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pro-labor policies pushed by President Herbert Hoover after the stock market crash of 1929 accounted for close to two-thirds of the drop in the nation's gross domestic product over the two years that followed, ...
Economics & Business
Aug 28, 2009
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Battle of the brands: Research finds branded components changing industry structures
Back in the day, planes, trains and automobiles all sported one brand name. If you bought a Boeing, you got, nose to tail, a Boeing. These days, however, complex industrial equipment is starting to look like NASCAR vehicles ...
Economics & Business
Aug 19, 2009
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Women on company boards face stockmarket prejudice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies with female board members fare worse on the stock market, despite performing as well on all other measures as those with all-male boards. This is the finding of a new study by the University of ...
Economics & Business
Aug 13, 2009
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Personalization without interrogation: Shop easier, faster and better, without telling your life story
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether people are buying headache medication or cars, technology needs to help buyers wade through a staggering number of choices, says a new University of Alberta study.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2009
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Green marketers should take cue from ten commandments
Companies offering "green" products and services can improve sales by making simple shifts in marketing language, new research from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of South Carolina has demonstrated.
Economics & Business
Mar 31, 2009
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Strict labor market regulation increases global unemployment, study shows
Tight labour market regulation increases unemployment all over the world, finds a study of 73 countries by the University of Bath.
Economics & Business
Mar 17, 2009
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Investors who 'gamble' in the stock market have same characteristics as lottery players
The socioeconomic characteristics of people who play state lotteries are similar to investors who pick stocks with a lottery quality--high risk with a small potential for high return, and just like the lottery, returns on ...
Other
Feb 26, 2009
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Guilty pleasure? It's all in the mind's eye
(PhysOrg.com) -- While many of us believe we need a good reason to enjoy a special luxury or splurge on something expensive, there really may be no such thing as a guilty pleasure, say University of Michigan researchers.
Other
Feb 11, 2009
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