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Tag: BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
Study sheds light on how people cope with health challenges and medical debt
A recent qualitative study sheds light on how people cope with health and financial challenges, highlighting the important role that communication plays in these coping strategies. “This is one of the first studies to look at how people respond to…
Two NYU faculty win Sloan Foundation Research Fellowships
Two New York University faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: Elena Manresa, an assistant professor in the Department of Economics, and David Schneider, an assistant professor in the Center for Neural Science. The fellowships are…
Low-value health care drops only marginally despite effort to curb practices
Study among fee-for-service Medicare recipients shows need for more efforts to curb practice
Internet access spending in public schools increases test scores, but also disciplinary problems
From 2015 to 2019, public school districts in the United States invested nearly $5 billion to upgrade their Wi-Fi networks, according to EducationSuperHighway. However, in the age of COVID-19-mandated virtual learning, millions of K-12 students still lack the minimal connectivity…
What factors determine the market power of companies?
This is one of the main issues that the research project “Mercados, política y estrategia” (Markets, politics and strategy), led by Albert Banal-Estanol and Massimo Motta, lecturers with the UPF Department of Economics and Business.
50 years since decimalisation: A very British compromise
Researcher Andy Cook says that European considerations played little part in the UK’s move to decimal currency in 1971
UTIA Professor receives SAEA Emerging Scholar Award
Karen DeLong recognized for distinguished professional contributions
Why portraying humans as healthy machines can backfire
News from the Journal of Marketing
New coloring book salutes women pioneers in STEM
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Vilcek Foundation shares a free publication celebrating women in STEM
LGBT+ workers experience higher levels of conflict at work, shows new report
The CIPD report reveals lower levels of psychological safety and lower job satisfaction for LGBT+ workers
Finnish study shows how the uncertainty in the Bitcoin market responds to cyberattacks
A total of 1.1 million bitcoin were stolen in the 2013-2017 period. Given the current price for Bitcoin exceeding $40,000, the corresponding monetary equivalent of losses is more than $44 billion highlighting the societal impact of this criminal activity. The…
Emerging robotics technology may lead to better buildings in less time
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Emerging robotics technology may soon help construction companies and contractors create buildings in less time at higher quality and at lower costs. Purdue University innovators developed and are testing a novel construction robotic system that uses…
Where and when is economic decision-making represented in the brain?
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba report that monkeys calculate expected value when making economic decisions, and that these calculations are signaled in two regions of the brain
Oncotarget: Combination of copanlisib with cetuximab improves tumor response
“These data support further investigation of PI3K inhibition in HNSCC and suggests gene expression patterns associated with PI3K signaling”
Oncotarget: Evaluation of cancer-derived myocardial impairments using a mouse model
‘The established mouse cachexia model can therefore be considered useful for analyzing cancer-derived myocardial damage’
Oncotarget: Melatonin increases overall survival of prostate cancer patients
‘The results of the use of melatonin drugs in palliative treatment of patients with end-stage prostate cancer are shown’
Researchers find broad impacts from political polarization
Political polarization is having far-reaching impacts on American life, harming consumer welfare and creating challenges for people ranging from elected officials and policymakers to corporate executives and marketers. That’s one of the conclusions of a new scholarly paper by researchers…
Training the next generation of innovative leaders in business and digital transformation
EINST4INE project launch
Small and medium-sized firms use social media to reach and persuade new customers
During the COVID-19 pandemic, small and medium-sized firms (SME) have become increasingly dependent on social media as a tool for their international sales process, according to a recent study published in International Business Review . Digital communication tools seem to…
Coal and COVID-19: How the pandemic is accelerating the end of fossil power generation
COVID-19 has not only caused a temporary drop in global CO2 emissions, it has also reduced the share of power generated by burning coal – a trend that could in fact outlast the pandemic.
Happiness really does come for free
People in societies where money plays a minimal role can have very high levels of happiness
Climate change: Erratic weather slows down the economy
If temperature varies strongly from day to day, the economy grows less. Through these seemingly small variations climate change may have strong effects on economic growth. This shows data analyzed by researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research…
Potential for misuse of climate data a threat to business and financial markets
Why businesses need the climate-equivalent of a ‘weather service’
New book says by engaging in rapid frequent screening we can control the pandemic
The pandemic information solution
Coal and COVID-19: How the pandemic is accelerating the end of fossil power generation
COVID-19 has not only caused a temporary drop in global CO2 emissions, it has also reduced the share of power generated by burning coal – a trend that could in fact outlast the pandemic. This is the key result of…
How humans can build better teamwork with robots
As human interaction with robots and artificial intelligence increases exponentially in areas like healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, space exploration, defense technologies, information about how humans and autonomous systems work within teams remains scarce. Recent findings from human systems engineering research demonstrate…
Does Goal 7 Energy for All need a rethink?
Goal 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. Yet according to new research by Copenhagen Business School the poor planning and execution of decarbonisation strategies…
European Obesity Policy Conference addressing obesity: The key to resilient health systems
The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and The European Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ECPO) invite you to attend our annual conference: Thursday, 4 March 2021 10:00 — 12:30 CET, Online
New study shows pandemic’s toll on jobs, businesses, and food security in poorer countries
A new study by an international team of economists published Feb.5 in Science Advances finds COVID-19 and its economic shock present a stark threat to residents of low- and middle-income countries — where most of the world’s population resides.
nTIDE January 2021 jobs report: Recovery stalls for people with disabilities
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) – issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire
Not all banking crises involve panics
Study shows many kinds of finance-sector failures — not just history’s most famous bank runs — lead to economic downturns
Pandemic caused ‘staggering’ economic, human impact in developing counties, research says
Falling incomes, smaller meals, educational setbacks among consequences
Time management can work but in unexpected ways, according to new research
If you have a second, try typing “time management” into your favourite search engine.
Helping consumers save more by bursting their bubble of financial responsibility
News from the Journal of Marketing
Bentham Science joins ORCID as member organization
Bentham Science has joined the Membership Program offered by ORCID to facilitate its stakeholders including the authors, Editorial Board Members, and their affiliating institutions. Through the ORCID Membership, Bentham Science endeavors to ensure that the researchers have a trustable connection…
The strange impact of the first consumer review
Shopping online? Here’s what you should know about user reviews
What the Biden-Harris administration means for chemistry
The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris marks a new era for science policy in the U.S. and beyond. The new administration has inherited a global pandemic and worsening climate change, among other science-related issues. A cover story in…
Sneakerheads, not hypebeasts: Defining a sneaker-driven sub-culture
Sneakers can be about style, history and even community. A new study reveals that for “Sneakerheads,” sneakers are an important facet of their identities, particularly for African-American men who grew up in the 1970s and ’80s coveting sneakers popularized by…
Wiley updates author name change policy within research publishing to support a more inclusive publishing environment
Wiley has updated its author name change policy , which applies to all research published in its more than 1,700 journals, to support the anonymity of authors who wish to change their name on already-published research. The new policy went…
‘Zoombombing’ research shows legitimate meeting attendees cause most attacks
BINGHAMTON, NY — Most zoombombing incidents are “inside jobs” according to a new study featuring researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York. As the COVID-19 virus spread worldwide in early 2020, much of our lives went virtual, including…
Experts ‘scan horizon’ to help prepare governments for next major biosecurity threat
During the summer of 2019, a global team of experts put their heads together to define the key questions facing the UK government when it comes to biological security. Facilitated by the Centre for Existential Risk (CSER) at the University…
South Africa: the rising temperatures will cost up to 20% of per capita GDP
Temperature rise due to climate change has negatively affected labour productivity in the past decades and will keep damaging it, potentially at a higher extent than what has been estimated in the literature up to now. In South Africa, a…
Big name corporations more likely to commit fraud
PULLMAN, Wash. – Fortune 500 firms with strong growth profiles are more susceptible to “cooking the books” than smaller, struggling companies, according to a recent study published in Justice Quarterly . Researchers from Washington State University, Pennsylvania State University and…
The new normal: How businesses in China are coping with the Covid-19 pandemic
Business leaders and researchers provide insights on their sense-making processes amid the pandemic and how they envision the way forward
Aging-US: Sulforaphane promotes C. elegans longevity and healthspan
“The results in this Aging-US research output, indicate that sulforaphane prolongs the lifespan and healthspan of C. elegans through insulin/IGF-1 signaling.”
Changes in economic prosperity, cardiovascular mortality
What The Study Did: County-level mortality and economic data were used to investigate the association between changes in economic prosperity and rates of cardiovascular mortality among middle-age U.S. adults from 2010 to 2017. Authors: Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, M.D., M.P.H.,…
Nearly all telehealth appointments at clinics for lower-income Americans were audio-only
Pandemic findings raise questions about quality and equity
CU Denver researcher studies international cooperation in fighting COVID-19
Jongeun You findings suggest that a more open approach is needed to tackle the coronavirus
Inspiring leadership, resilience and new challenges: The keys to efficient work teams
A study performed by the UOC on more than 3,000 employees and 650 work teams analyses the factors that explain what makes a team efficient