While paying more for food and gas, low-income Americans may be squeezed by another rising cost, Cornell research suggests: tap water at home.
Economics & Business
Apr 27, 2022
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Among transportation experts, congestion pricing is the gold standard policy for managing traffic on freeways and highways. The strategy involves charging drivers tolls to use a road, and charging more during the busiest ...
Economics & Business
Apr 21, 2022
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Russia and Ukraine between them account for almost a quarter of the world's wheat exports.
Economics & Business
Mar 15, 2022
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Poverty and disadvantage put young Australians on the road to a less fulfilling life and schools could play a critical role in breaking the cycle, a new study led by Flinders University says.
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2022
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The tornadoes and wildfires that devastated communities from Kentucky to Colorado in the final weeks of 2021 left thousands of people displaced or homeless. For many of them, it will be months if not years before their homes ...
Economics & Business
Feb 11, 2022
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A lack of information is an often overlooked but important cause of pollution exposure among low-income households or communities of color, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
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Credit market failures could slow energy efficiency adoption in low-income countries, according to a new research paper titled "Credit, Attention, and Externalities in the Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies by Low-Income ...
Economics & Business
Dec 08, 2021
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Running water and indoor plumbing are so central to modern life that most Americans take them from granted. But these services aren't free, and millions struggle to afford them. A 2019 survey found that U.S. households in ...
Economics & Business
Nov 29, 2021
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Using carbon tax revenue to fund free green electricity and public transport could significantly reduce individual households' greenhouse gas emissions, a new study has found.
Environment
Nov 23, 2021
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American households making less than $50,000 are more likely than higher-earning families to spend the expanded child tax credit on essential expenses and tutors for their children, found a survey from the Social Policy Institute ...
Economics & Business
Oct 05, 2021
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