The U.S. criminal justice system has expanded considerably since the 1970s. At the same time, male employment rates have dropped and racial earnings inequality has grown. Former inmates perform worse in the labor market than ...
Economics & Business
Sep 11, 2023
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New research finds brands that leverage a reputation for quality to pay employees less risk eroding profits.
Economics & Business
Aug 23, 2023
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Racial stereotypes prompted by the Reconstruction-era Freedmen's Bureau following the Civil War endure in America's present-day social safety net, according to new research co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
Political science
Aug 16, 2023
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A prevailing narrative about immigration is that migrants displace U.S.-born residents in the workforce, but new research from University of California, Davis, economists shows that's not the case.
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2023
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Every day of the northern hemisphere's summer in 2023 seems to bring a calamitous headline about the climate: heat waves, wildfires, massive hailstorms.
Social Sciences
Aug 2, 2023
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As Europe's population ages, understanding the causes of declining birth rates becomes more important.
Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2023
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When companies deceive shareholders about earnings or commit other kinds of accounting fraud, the legal fireworks can be spectacular. Even if the companies don't collapse, as in the notorious Enron case, some executives are ...
Economics & Business
Jul 28, 2023
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A push is underway to get employees back into the office. The Commonwealth Bank kick-started this conversation recently, with reports the organization is requiring staff to work at least half the week on-site.
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2023
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Eliminating forced labor is a vital starting point for creating a just and sustainable food supply, but most of us don't know much about the labor conditions involved in producing our food. It's possible that the people who ...
Social Sciences
Jul 24, 2023
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Recently, Cai Xiaoming, associate professor at Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS), published a collaborative paper titled "Meetings and Mechanisms" in the International Economic Review. The paper delves into the ...
Economics & Business
Jul 24, 2023
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