Study identifies another explanation for the 'marriage premium' benefit to offspring
Something big is happening with babies in Chile—and it's at the heart of a unique study into what it means to be born to married versus unmarried parents.
Something big is happening with babies in Chile—and it's at the heart of a unique study into what it means to be born to married versus unmarried parents.
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2021
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Researchers from Columbia University and Temple University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how choice architecture can reduce socioeconomic disparities.
Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2021
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With the sudden closure of campuses across the nation to curb the spread of COVID-19 , undergraduate students relocated to a wide variety of living situations, many of which present challenges to learning. Researchers from ...
Education
May 19, 2020
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The great recession, which hit the world at the end of 2007 affected workers and families in the U.S. in very different ways. Workers with low socioeconomic status (SES) – those with fewer skills and education, as well ...
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2020
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A great deal of attention is being paid to the future of work and its impact on Canadians. Often missing from the discussion is the extent to which different workers will be included or excluded from the changing labor market.
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2020
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Whether children will enjoy academic success can be now predicted at birth, a new study suggests.
Education
Dec 18, 2019
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While perceptions of computing majors among high school students suggest that the geek stereotype is on the way out, a Penn State Lehigh Valley researcher said that universities may want to reach out to parents, particularly ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2019
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A 2012 study by the Everyone Graduates Center at John Hopkins University found that when a high school freshman receives a single suspension, their chances of dropping out of school can increase by a third. Furthermore, only ...
Education
Dec 12, 2018
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The poorer you are, the harder it is to participate in and contribute to society. My experience as a practising urban designer and my research in the area have led me to conclude that the way people's surroundings are designed ...
Social Sciences
Sep 5, 2018
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A recent study published in Oxford Economic Papers indicates that university education has a dramatically positive effect on the development of non-cognitive skills like conscientiousness, extraversion and agreeableness, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2018
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