Posts Tagged ‘economics’
Can high home ownership lead to unemployment?
U. WARWICK (UK) — Government policies that boost the number of homeowners are likely to inflict severe damage on the labor market, an international study suggests. Continue…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 13:23 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - Apr 30, 2013 15:25 - 2 Comments
The economics of declining birth rates
U. MISSOURI (US) — Economic changes have the greatest effect on reducing family size, and thus slowing population growth, compared to other factors, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 29, 2013 12:18 - 0 Comments
Estimated costs of ER care too low
BROWN (US) — The cost of emergency care in the US may be more than two times higher than previously published estimates, a new study suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 29, 2013 10:55 - 0 Comments
Business will likely boom for livestock producers
PURDUE (US) — Stalled demand for ethanol and growing demand for meat in developing countries should boost the livestock industry, a new study predicts. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 24, 2013 16:46 - 0 Comments
Bad deeds can tarnish money’s value
UC BERKELEY / STANFORD (US) — When people perceive money as morally tainted, they also view it as having less value and purchasing power, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 19, 2013 10:14 - 0 Comments
Safety-net clinics lag in hypertension care
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Public clinics fall behind other health care providers in controlling the blood pressure of low-income patients, a new analysis suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 9, 2013 11:31 - 0 Comments
Adding customs officers could boost GDP
USC (US) — A new customs and border protections officer at each of 33 selected land and airport locations could add $61.8 million to the US economy. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 13, 2013 5:49 - 1 Comment
Raise dropout age to keep teens in school
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Raising the age at which students can legally drop out of school could determine their future earning power and quality of life, according to a new paper. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 4, 2013 11:12 - 0 Comments
Study: Fix California’s new permits for emissions
U. VIRGINIA (US) — California just launched the world’s first economy-wide “cap-and-trade” system for emissions. It could use some tweaks, say experts. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 5, 2013 12:02 - 0 Comments
Around the world, kids choose jobs vs. school
IOWA STATE (US) — When making a choice between school and a job, students in countries with high fertility and mortality rates are more likely to drop out. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 4, 2013 18:18 - 0 Comments
Pay cash to encourage safe sex?
BROWN (US) — A survey of more than 1,700 young gay men in Mexico City found that for $288 a year most would enroll in safe sex programs. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2013 11:26 - 0 Comments
Math skill in 1st grade linked to jobs, wages
U. MISSOURI (US) — Children who lack a specific math skill in first grade have a harder time with seventh grade math tests used to determine employability and wages later in life. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 30, 2013 14:20 - 0 Comments
Rural life can add stress to pregnancy
U. MISSOURI (US) — Isolation, gossip, and lack of resources can cause high levels of stress for low-income pregnant women in rural communities, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 29, 2013 15:02 - 0 Comments
Biobanks worry specimens will go to waste
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A recent report offers a revealing look inside US biobanks, organizations that collect, store, and share human specimens for research purposes. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 28, 2013 11:37 - 0 Comments
Penicillin, not the pill, sparked sex revolution
EMORY (US) — Non-traditional, riskier sex lives didn’t start in the 1960s, according to an analysis that suggests a treatment for syphilis changed attitudes and behavior. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 25, 2013 11:23 - 1 Comment
Policy debate hypes wasteful side of hybrid cars
UC DAVIS (US) — The argument that people who have fuel-efficient cars drive them more—and therefore use more energy—is overplayed and inaccurate, economists say. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 24, 2013 13:29 - 0 Comments
Scientists ask: Put a price tag on nature?
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Attaching a monetary value to the environment could have significant social implications, researchers argue in a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 22, 2013 18:53 - 0 Comments
Can cash entice college students to stay?
CORNELL (US) — Scholarships that aim to keep the best and brightest students in state during and after college don’t always convince them to stick around, research suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 21, 2013 10:38 - 2 Comments
Social media can boost the bottom line
U. BUFFALO (US) — Customers who participate in a firm’s social media visit the business about 5 percent more frequently than those who don’t. (more…)
