I recently tried an experiment. I changed several light bulbs, and since one required a little rewiring, I sent my wife (also known as the majority shareholder) a bill for $110.50 (plus GST). In return, she sent me a bill ...
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2020
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Can hermit crabs teach us about a common global problem—wealth inequality? The answer is yes, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in the January issue of Physica A.
Mathematics
Jan 6, 2020
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A new way of measuring wealth inequality better accounts for the way we experience it. In a paper published in Economics Letters, economists Samuel Bowles of the Santa Fe Institute and Wendy Carlin of University College London ...
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2019
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Technology has been blamed for a lot recently. Automation and artificial intelligence have supposedly led to substantial job losses, reduced bargaining power for workers and increased discrimination. It is even blamed for ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2019
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A Florida State University professor's research suggests a theory by famed economist Thomas Piketty on present-day wealth inequality actually explains a lot about how smaller-scale societies in the prehistoric Mediterranean ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2019
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People living in areas where there is a large gap between rich and poor are more likely to be sympathetic to disability benefit claimants, research shows.
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2018
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More than 50 years ago, riots tore through many U.S. cities, prompting national scrutiny of the root causes. Yet a half-century later, says new research, a key contributor to the social upheaval of the 1960s remains under-explored: ...
Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2018
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Damage caused by natural disasters and recovery efforts launched in their aftermaths have increased wealth inequality between races in the United States, according to new research from Rice University and the University of ...
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2018
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Want to boost the consumption rate in the United States? Transfer wealth from the top 20 percent of earners to the bottom 80 percent, according to a University of Michigan study.
Economics & Business
May 24, 2018
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The wealth gap between households of seniors and those with children has ballooned since 1989, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
May 18, 2018
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