International trade exacerbates domestic income inequality, at least in some circumstances, according to an empirical study that two MIT economists helped co-author.
Economics & Business
Jun 7, 2022
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Like middle school students, microparticles are not the world's most graceful dancers. For many of them, it's one step forward, one step back.
Condensed Matter
Feb 23, 2022
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A new study by education researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that proactively addressing students' anxieties with clear and cost-effective messaging early in the school year can lead to a lasting record ...
Education
Jul 30, 2019
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Studies have shown women are more risk-averse than men, more likely to opt for the smaller sure thing than gamble on an all-or-nothing proposition, a trait experts say could help to explain the persistent wage gap between ...
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2019
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Focusing on their personal DNA and genealogies, middle school students appear to have learned as much as their peers who used case studies, according to a Penn State researcher.
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2018
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Having minority middle school students write a series of self-affirmation exercises focusing on core values improved the odds that the students would pursue college tracks in school, according to Stanford scholars.
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2017
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Elementary and secondary school students who later want to become scientists and engineers often get hands-on inspiration by using off-the-shelf kits to build and program robots. But so far it's been difficult to create robotic ...
Robotics
Mar 22, 2017
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The recent suicide of Brandy Vela, a teen in Texas City, Texas, was a potent reminder of the sometimes tragic consequences of bullying. According to Vela's parents, the teen fatally shot herself Nov. 29 following months of ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2016
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Education scholars say youth are duped by sponsored content and don't always recognize political bias of social messages.
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2016
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A program that brings live fish into classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology not only helps students learn, but improves their attitudes about science, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2016
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