Want to reduce income inequality through access to startup capital? Results may vary
Looking at data crossing five decades, the authors of a new paper find income inequality increases as financial markets develop.
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These 2 factors drive meat consumption worldwide
To curb climate change, meat-eaters should step away from the T-bone. Research on drivers of meat consumption adds insight as to how to make that happen.
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Carbon taxes + cap and trade = Tackling climate change like an economist
Carbon taxes and cap-and-trade are the strategies for tackling climate change that have won the hearts of many economists. But the details of how the price of carbon is set are hardly settled.
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Gender conversion efforts linked to 2x odds of attempted suicide
Efforts to change transgender individuals’ gender identity are linked to severe psychological distress and suicide attempts, according to a new study in JAMA Psychiatry.
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Native-born Californians who live near large immigrant populations eat healthier
Native-born Americans who live in Los Angeles County neighborhoods with a higher proportion of immigrants tend to eat less fast food and more fruits and vegetables.
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Tax cuts for bottom 90% of earners spur job growth, research finds
Employment increases after taxes are cut for most income earners — but not when tax cuts target the top 10% of earners — according to recent research in the Journal of Political Economy.
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The mental health effects of climate change
Globally, as many as half of the people who survive extreme weather events experience negative mental health outcomes.
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Should states ban religious exemptions for student vaccinations? Researchers weigh in
Three recent studies examine the effectiveness and unintended consequences of banning religious exemptions to childhood vaccinations in California schools.
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When your boss is an algorithm: New research on computers as leaders
If you work for a boss who has all the emotional intelligence of a computer, consider that someday your boss might actually be a computer. It’s already happening in ridesharing and it won’t stop there, according to new research.
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Can medical marijuana really play a role in easing the opioid epidemic?
A recent study challenges the role that legalizing medical marijuana might play in easing the opioid epidemic.
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