Double majors: Influences, identities and impacts
…of humanities degrees with employment benefits of STEM study is to have a second major. A 2012 study from Vanderbilt University’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy, “Double…
…of humanities degrees with employment benefits of STEM study is to have a second major. A 2012 study from Vanderbilt University’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy, “Double…
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…levels and the Great Recession, with all the challenges it has created for young people seeking employment, partly explain these skeptical sentiments. Research still shows the significant benefits of a…
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…“These effects were found even when controlling for demographic and employment characteristics, suggesting that ICT use may play a significant role in defining the permeability of work/home boundaries and the…
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…gender gap in STEM employment, the authors argue that increasing national prosperity is not enough. “The implication is that if policy makers decide that changes in these sex differences are…
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…and Management finds that slightly longer prison terms are frequently associated with higher employment prospects for ex-prisoners. A 2011 Vera Institute of Justice report offers findings relating to juveniles and…
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…disaggregate immigration status from other variables such as poverty, employment and education levels to determine the precise relationship between immigration and crime rates. The study’s findings include: Controlling for the…
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…the University of Warwick, “Does High Home-Ownership Impair the Labor Market?” suggests that having more homeowners can have a negative impact on the employment situation at the state level. Tags:…
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…housing recovery in check — high unemployment and foreclosure rates, tighter credit standards and even a growing preference for renting. Despite the economic headwinds, a 2012 report from the Joint…
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…larger, denser metropolitan areas. This helped keep such cities’ overall unemployment rates relatively low and also boosted real-estate values. New residents’ demands for cultural amenities and other “soft infrastructure” can…
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…of public capital of about 16%.” The researchers note that the indirect effect of public capital on employment and private capital formation, which are held constant in the estimation, are…
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