The share of total income collected by the top 1% of Australia's income earners has been trending upwards since the 1980s. It is now about 9% of total income.
Economics & Business
Nov 4, 2021
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Conflicts and disasters around the world have forced millions of people to move from their homes. By the end of 2020, about 11.1 million people were internally displaced in sub-Saharan Africa.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2021
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There are clear and enduring regional divides across Great Britain, finds an intergenerational assessment of the social mobility of British families between 1851 and 2016, carried out by University College London (UCL) researchers ...
Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2021
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In a crisis, women make significantly longer phone calls and adhere more closely to governmental measures than men; men are less willing to have their mobility restricted and return to normal more quickly than women. Researchers ...
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2021
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Smartphones can improve academic performance, when used appropriately, according to new research by the School of Business.
Education
Aug 31, 2021
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In the United States, parents commonly enroll their children in extracurricular activities with the goal of helping them enhance their personal and academic achievements. However, according to researchers at Penn State and ...
Education
Aug 11, 2021
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A growing gulf between the haves and have-nots in Britain means that parental wealth today matters more than at any point in the past when it comes to explaining differences in offspring wealth.
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2021
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Chatbots are becoming an integral part of service provision around the world. Chatbots are computer programs designed to simulate a conversation—both voice and text—with human users, especially over the internet. They ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2021
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Mobile devices have become a major viewing platform for movies in recent years. Indeed, for many consumers they are the main outlet for such content as traditional cinema and television become less attractive to them for ...
Economics & Business
Jul 15, 2021
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Latinas have not only experienced disproportionately high unemployment rates, but they also are dropping out of the workforce at higher rates than any other demographic group.
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2021
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