Movie production incentives: Do they help create jobs?
Financial incentives aimed at drawing film production firms to certain states produce mixed results when it comes to job creation, according to this recent study.
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Financial incentives aimed at drawing film production firms to certain states produce mixed results when it comes to job creation, according to this recent study.
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Environmental regulations can hurt, but also create jobs, our newest research review finds. It depends on the health of the economy and the type of industry.
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A study in The Quarterly Journal of Economics suggests poor families in Kenya spend most of the money received from charity on such things as home improvements and livestock, not alcohol and tobacco.
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A working paper suggests tax hikes targeting the wealthiest 1 percent did not stop their income growth and helped the economy overall.
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People who stream music are 11.4 percent more likely to pirate music, according to a new study from economists at the University of Tampa.
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Research in Social Science Research indicates poor Mexican immigrant families are far less likely than poor U.S. native families to participate in the federal food stamp program.
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Young women in blue-collar communities are less likely to have jobs eight years after high school than their peers in other areas, an American Sociological Review study finds.
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A 2016 study in BMJ Injury Prevention finds that for every dollar New York City spends on new bike lanes, more people ride and overall public health improves.
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A primer on the tech issues behind the cyberattacks that have roiled the 2016 presidential campaign.
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A 2016 study in American Sociological Review finds that African Americans report crime less after police violence in their communities.
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