Does gender matter in commercial real estate transactions? Not in the outcome of the sale, but gender plays a role because of a common affinity bias among property owners, according to a study by researchers at The University ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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Climate breakdown is well under way. So it is no wonder that a defining conflict of the COP27 climate talks in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt is over who pays for the damages that are already taking place, and how.
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought tragedy, social and economic decline. However, humanity is finding ways to adapt to the so-called "new normal" in terms of health care, society, business, and finance. Writing in the International ...
Economics & Business
Aug 2, 2022
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While cash is issued in the form of physical paper and coins, central bank digital currency (CBDC) involves recording transaction information in a digital ledger kept by the central bank. A study published in Economic Inquiry ...
Economics & Business
May 18, 2022
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Various technologies, networks and institutions benefit from or require accurate time keeping to synchronize their activities. Current ways of synchronizing time have some drawbacks that a new proposed method seeks to address. ...
General Physics
May 9, 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 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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Advocates of environmental, social and governance-oriented investing are stepping up pressure on global leaders to pursue policies such as carbon pricing, emission curbs and better disclosure on risk at a United Nations climate ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2021
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Many people find it morally impermissible to put kidneys, children, or doctorates on the free market. But what makes a market transaction morally repugnant in the eyes of the public? And which transactions trigger the strongest ...
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2021
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Customer loyalty programs have been around for decades and are used to help businesses, marketers and sellers build a sustainable relationship with their customers. But do they work? A recent study sought to find out and ...
Economics & Business
Jun 7, 2021
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