Self-fulfilling rankings boost agencies' power, influence
Agencies that rate and rank nations, corporations and colleges wield enormous power, influencing investment flows and prompting leaders to pursue policies that might improve their standing.
Agencies that rate and rank nations, corporations and colleges wield enormous power, influencing investment flows and prompting leaders to pursue policies that might improve their standing.
Economics & Business
May 17, 2022
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A well-designed work-study program can boost human capital accumulation, with long-lasting, positive effects on participants' labor market outcomes, according to a study that analyzed "Yo Estudio y Trabajo" (YET), a program ...
Economics & Business
May 9, 2022
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The benefits of social mobility seem to be widely agreed on. The idea that a person's opportunities and earnings should not be defined by their background is supported across the political spectrum.
Social Sciences
May 5, 2022
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Clothing retailers sell their shoppers more than jeans and sweaters.
Economics & Business
Apr 13, 2022
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Even without climate change, more people would be faced with the challenges of extreme weather events. That is because the human population continues to grow, our patterns of land use continue to change, and more and more ...
Environment
Apr 11, 2022
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Professor Shigeki Nakauchi's research team at Toyohashi University of Technology worked with researchers from the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) to examine preferences for color composition by Japanese and Portuguese ...
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2022
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Two new studies—a survey of residents in hurricane-battered Florida and Texas and a survey of people in wildfire-scarred California—reveal that negative personal experiences are among key variables in pushing people to ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2022
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Wharton School researchers found that people are significantly more likely to offer career help to women and racial minorities when help seekers mention their underrepresented identity in requests. The research, published ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2022
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New research from Dr. Oluwakemi (Kemi) Shobowale shows that people prefer to get their paid mascara recommendations from influencers than celebrities.
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2022
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You might think the way you approach money is based on financial advice or past experiences, but new research from the University of Georgia shows that your personality may have a big impact on financial decision making and ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2021
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