The ongoing calls from communities to defund public police, that grew louder following the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020, have raised several crucial questions.
Economics & Business
May 25, 2022
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When people living in poverty in countries like Malawi, Indonesia and Ecuador receive cash payments without having to do anything in return, they have better health, according to a scientific review of a large body of research.
Economics & Business
May 6, 2022
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We are used to thinking of money as notes and coins, the kind most of us hold in our wallets. But most money—in Australia it's 96.3%—is digital, held by financial institutions and moved around via bank transfers, debit ...
Economics & Business
May 5, 2022
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A new UK government act designed to target the assets of Russian oligarchs and other money launderers comes with loopholes, according to an economic crime expert from the University of Portsmouth.
Economics & Business
Mar 23, 2022
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Donations of both time and money are key to the success of nonprofit organizations such as charities and political groups. And although nonprofits typically favor receiving financial gifts, past research has found that donors' ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2022
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You know you should set aside savings with every paycheck, live within your means and invest your money wisely. But do you do it?
Economics & Business
Mar 16, 2022
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A new paper in Oxford Open Economics, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that, while digital financial services are often proposed as a vehicle to lower inequality, the cost and infrastructure barriers to accessing ...
Economics & Business
Mar 1, 2022
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Your grade school math teacher probably told you that being good at math would be very important to your grownup self. But maybe the younger you didn't believe that at the time. A lot of research, though, has shown that your ...
Economics & Business
Jan 21, 2022
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If a new report from the Financial Wellness Lab of Canada at Western University is any indication, moving from a financially stressed situation to a more comfortable level in a relatively short period of time may not be an ...
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2022
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A hedge fund designed to pool money together for the public good could tackle a niche of problems that governments, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies all struggle with solving, according to Penn State researchers.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2021
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