Plasma donations: A financial lifesaver and an ethical dilemma
When you're financially strapped, selling plasma can be an appealing option to drum up some quick cash.
Economics & Business
Mar 7, 2024
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Job market for grads ticks slightly upward
Students graduating during May's Commencement ceremony will be greeted with some good news: employers plan to hire slightly more of them.
Economics & Business
May 13, 2013
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Secret Santas: Anonymous generosity increases due to time of year, various motivations
A family gets a surprise phone call informing them that their holiday gifts on layaway have been paid for a by a stranger. A passerby discreetly slips $1,000 into a donation bucket among the $1 bills. Instances of anonymous ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2012
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Contact with nature may mean more social cohesion, less crime
Numerous studies have demonstrated the benefits of contact with nature for human well-being. However, despite strong trends toward greater urbanization and declining green space, little is known about the social consequences ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2015
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Recessions scar young people their entire lives, even into retirement
It is well-established that recessions hit young people the hardest.
Social Sciences
May 21, 2020
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Mortgage modification policies slow employment recovery, economists say
In a new study, UCLA economists estimate that means-tested mortgage modifications, which significantly reduce mortgage payments to households whose incomes have declined, have raised the unemployment rate by approximately ...
Economics & Business
Sep 15, 2011
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New research shows why some communities embrace environmental conservation and others don't
Continued support for off-shore oil drilling by Gulf Coast residents who are dealing with one of the most devastating environmental disasters in U.S. history might seem surprising, but new research from the University of ...
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2010
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Recent job figures: Unusual, but not unprecedented, economist says
(Phys.org)—The hullabaloo surrounding last week's release of the nation's employment numbers was a bit overblown, says a University of Michigan economist.
Economics & Business
Oct 10, 2012
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Paper finds employers increasingly willing to hire workers with criminal records
A new paper in The Quarterly Journal of Economics indicates that many American businesses are willing to hire workers with criminal records. Such companies become even more interested in hiring such workers if offered crime ...
Economics & Business
Aug 30, 2022
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Consumer confidence eases in August, reflecting economic cross-currents
Consumer confidence eased in August after reaching its highest level in six years in the prior month, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/U-M Surveys of Consumers.
Economics & Business
Sep 2, 2013
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