Posts Tagged ‘money’
Is middle class wealth in meltdown?
NYU / BROWN (US) —The collapse of home prices and the stock market has taken an immense toll on the assets of the middle class, hitting minorities and young adults especially hard, a new study suggests. Continue…
Monday, May 13, 2013 10:54 - 3 Comments
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 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 16, 2013 13:14 - 1 Comment
Doctors order fewer tests if they see the price tag
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Tell doctors how much lab tests cost and they’ll order fewer tests or cheaper alternatives without risking patient safety, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 11, 2013 14:16 - 0 Comments
Selfishness can spread to the socially minded
U. MISSOURI (US) — Individuals don’t want to be “suckered” into giving if others in the group get away without helping, new research 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…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 3, 2013 13:30 - 0 Comments
Patients don’t want to be bargain hunters
USC (US) — When it comes to health care, high deductibles aren’t enough to motivate patients to shop around for cheap medical services, a new study reports. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 3, 2013 6:42 - 6 Comments
Cash + competition can boost weight loss
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — People offered cash awards to lose weight may drop more pounds if they’re competing with others in the same situation. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 2, 2013 12:43 - 1 Comment
Title loans are pricey, but most keep their cars
VANDERBILT (US) — Title loans may be expensive, but they don’t usually result in people losing their cars—or their way to work—according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 14, 2013 11:12 - 1 Comment
Charging for mistakes can sharpen brain
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — To improve performance, punishment can work just as well as a monetary reward, a new study reports. (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…)
Society & Culture - Mar 11, 2013 6:47 - 0 Comments
Closing stores may boost market share
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — For many big retailers, closing stores is a better option than opening new stores when it comes to increasing a company’s value. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 8, 2013 7:26 - 5 Comments
College fails to lower divorce for black women
RUTGERS (US) — A college education is linked to lower divorce rates for white women, but black women are not getting the same benefit, a study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 4, 2013 12:38 - 0 Comments
‘Worry’ genes may stifle risky investments
STANFORD (US) — How much risk you’re willing to take in your investments may be guided by more than financial savvy. It could depend on genetics. (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…)
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 14, 2013 12:10 - 0 Comments
College grads fared better during recession
STANFORD (US) — The economic recession has hit recent US college graduates hard. But a new study shows it hit those with less education even harder. (more…)
