Climate change costing billions in extra road repairs
American road engineers are using temperature models that do not consider the warming climate, costing the country billions in early repairs, a new study finds.
Economics
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of economics and economic equality
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HBCUs: Are black colleges a potential partner in fight against HIV?
Most historically black colleges and universities are located in southern counties home to black populations with above-average rates of HIV infection, a new study finds.
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28% of Swiss dentists recommend unnecessary fillings
Most people trust doctors to treat them only when necessary. A new study looks at the problem of “overtreatment recommendations.”
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Farmed versus wild salmon: Research review
The debate over farmed salmon raises a number of health and environmental questions. This explainer and research review will help journalists sort through the noise.
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Who benefits when sales taxes are cut?
Restaurant owners benefited the most from a sales tax cut in France, pocketing around 41 percent of the savings.
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Bitcoin, blockchain and ICOs: Confused? We explain
In a few short years, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have assumed a big role in global finance. We explain how they work, the risks to traditional money systems and the revolutionary technology behind them.
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Life expectancy may now predict American partisanship
Americans are not all enjoying the same life expectancy gains. The differences, when mapped by county, could have predicted the 2016 presidential election.
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Anti-Semitism continues to hurt German pocketbooks
Jews have long been associated with finance and banking. Today, people in areas of Germany that historically experienced the highest levels of anti-Semitism are economically worse off, new research shows.
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White, male faculty earn higher salaries than women, minorities at public universities
A new study finds that black and Hispanic faculty earn lower wages than white faculty. But the wage gap between male and female faculty is even larger.
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Daylight, windows and workers’ well-being: Research review
Workers in windowless offices are less happy, less healthy and more stressed than their colleagues with steady sources of daylight, an extensive body of research says.
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