The potential for new technologies to cause mass unemployment is becoming a much-discussed issue in the media. Yet, according to new Massey University research, few New Zealanders are concerned about the future of their jobs.
Robotics
Jun 20, 2016
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Financial strain has long been one of the leading causes of family discord, but a recent study suggests that simply living through major economic recessions increases a mother's chance of suffering from domestic violence.
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2016
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Muslim women are much less likely to be in professional jobs than white women, even when they are as well educated, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2016
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Welfare policies that force unemployed young people to carry out regular voluntary work are unlikely to improve their mental health and wellbeing, new research says.
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2016
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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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Policymakers now have another tool in their arsenal to help recognize and respond quickly to economic shocks. A new research study co-authored by Harvard Kennedy School Assistant Professor Daniel Shoag finds that call detail ...
Economics & Business
Jun 3, 2015
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Northeastern University computational social scientist David Lazer and his interdisciplinary research team have demonstrated that mobile phone data can be used to quickly and accurately detect, track, and predict changes ...
Social Sciences
May 27, 2015
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We might be living longer than ever before, but the Australian government's plan to keep older people in the workforce may not be that easy.
Economics & Business
May 14, 2015
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Discrimination by employers has meant that Muslim women are much more likely to be unemployed than white Christian women even when they have the same qualifications and language abilities, new research from the University ...
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2015
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Political scientists at the University at Buffalo and Pennsylvania State University have published new research investigating how partisan differences in macroeconomic policy have contributed to substantial and rising economic ...
Economics & Business
Mar 12, 2015
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