Crypto scams claim victims across the socioeconomic spectrum
A University of Queensland-led study has found consumer vulnerability to cryptocurrency investment scams has little to do with socioeconomic status.
A University of Queensland-led study has found consumer vulnerability to cryptocurrency investment scams has little to do with socioeconomic status.
Social Sciences
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Most independent businesses can shoulder the added costs of higher minimum wages with new revenues, making only minor employment adjustments, according to new research from the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University.
Economics & Business
Apr 2, 2024
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Accessing stable employment with fair pay and predictable hours is harder for workers in the North and Midlands, which can severely affect their living standards, health, and future job prospects.
Economics & Business
Sep 28, 2023
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Economics & Business
Jan 18, 2023
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Economics & Business
Jan 10, 2023
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Researchers from The University of Queensland have found the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia has had a greater financial and psychological impact on women than men.
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2022
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The coronavirus pandemic has led to more people choosing to become "microworkers," a new study shows.
Economics & Business
Jul 1, 2022
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My team and I have analyzed the incomes of people affected by some of Australia's worst bushfires, floods and cyclones in the past two decades. Our results are disheartening.
Environment
Feb 27, 2020
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Recent announcements in Ontario about public education have been controversial, with changes including larger classroom sizes, mandatory online courses and curriculum revisions. However, perhaps most significantly, the imposed ...
Education
May 28, 2019
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The introduction of gender pay gap reporting has highlighted the continued gap in pay between men and women. While it is by no means a perfect metric, the very exercise of collecting this data has focused minds in the boardroom ...
Social Sciences
May 1, 2019
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