Why long-term housing affordability is a slippery issue
New research led by the University of Adelaide has highlighted two distinct groups of people affected by housing affordability issues over time – those who slip in and out of poor housing...
View ArticleResearch shows millennials need experience, not just education, in finance
When the time comes for parents to hand the car keys to their teenager for the first solo drive, they've likely spent many hours in the passenger's seat, teaching about the rules of the road and...
View ArticleStudy says Americans give up personal data for discounts, believing marketers...
Marketers have said for years that Americans give up their data online, on apps and in stores because of the benefits they receive, such as discounts or special offers. But a new national survey from...
View ArticleNew book argues that economic development is a special case of the growth of...
Cesar Hidalgo, the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab, has a PhD in statistical physics, but he's applied the tools of that discipline to...
View ArticleEpic fails in 2015 elections: Does polling jeopardize fairness?
2015 has been a year of electoral polling failure and it could have major implications on election outcomes, say QUT economics researchers.
View ArticleEnergy efficiency upgrades ease strain of high energy bills in low-income...
Low-income families bear the brunt of high-energy costs and poor thermal comfort from poorly maintained apartment buildings. To study how energy efficiency upgrades could help these households,...
View ArticlePublic debate could be key to strong economy
As it turns out, people who speak their minds loudly and often could be responsible for economic prosperity.
View ArticleResearchers find little evidence to support skills gap claims
A shortage of skilled workers is often the reason many employers say they struggle to find qualified employees to fill vacancies or expand their business. It's become such a concern that public...
View ArticleStudy examines 'joiners' who help make startups successful
A growing interest in the startup culture has focused attention on company founders who often take great risks to launch new ventures. But what about the people who join these founders to help them...
View ArticleMost admired companies have room for social media improvement
Not all of America's most admired companies are killing it on social media. In fact, some are almost flat lining, according to a team of researchers.
View ArticleMaking retail accessible for the blind
Shopping is, by and large, a visual activity, from getting to the store to finding an item to paying for a purchase. But how is the retail experience affected by a visual impairment? In the first...
View ArticleMining for corruption
Researchers have developed a new technique that trawls the enormous amounts of public procurement data now available across the EU to highlight unscrupulous uses of public funds: from national and...
View ArticleAustralia must prepare for massive job losses due to automation
Australia faces some tough policy decisions to reshape its economy and prepare for an uncertain future, with predictions that up to five million jobs are likely to be automated by 2030, according to...
View ArticleIdentifying best practices for evaluating sustainability in the process industry
The SAMT project of the European Union will work together with leading industrial actors from the cement, oil, metal, water, waste and chemical industries and review the latest scientific developments...
View ArticleBusinesses don't always get what they want, but try to get what they need
Although most citizens tend to believe that big business owns Washington D.C., a team of researchers suggests that business may have a less dominant and more complicated relationship with government...
View ArticleAcademic finds top firms are discriminating against bright working class...
Dr Louise Ashley from the School of Management has found that elite firms are systematically excluding bright working class applicants from their workforce.
View ArticleResearcher studies consumer behavior on mobile internet
"Showrooming" has been a worry for brick-and-mortar retailers since the advent of the smartphone. That's when a customer looks at a product on the shelf, searches online for more information, sees a...
View ArticleWhat makes an intelligent infrastructure asset?
What would it take to enable a piece of infrastructure to take care of itself, asks Duncan McFarlane of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure?
View ArticleHow the pace of technological progress is redrawing the political map
From power stations to factories, thermostats to smartphones, information to entertainment, the world is driven—and controlled—by digital technology. So it's no surprise that political and economic...
View ArticleBrands, patents can protect firms from bankruptcy
If a firm faces troubled times during a stable market, strong advertising can carry it through. But when the market is turbulent, a firm's Research and Development is more likely to help save it from...
View ArticleProximity to bike sharing stations augments property values
We know that an extra bedroom, and a metro station nearby will make your house more valuable. Now it turns out that a bike-sharing station nearby will do the same.
View ArticleEntrepreneurs who manage occupational stress perform better
Many entrepreneurs work hard, day in, day out. Entrepreneurship causes a lot of stress. How does this impact entrepreneurs? Can training and coaching programs reduce that stress? In her PhD thesis,...
View ArticleNew model calculates how air transport connects the world
Every time you've seen a plane take off or land at a hub airport, you've seen the world growing more connected, according to a new model developed by researchers at MIT.
View ArticleCommodity market volatility more perception than reality
When grain and other commodity prices experienced explosive episodes between 2004 and 2013, the finger pointed toward index traders as the cause. University of Illinois researchers identified and...
View ArticleThe true cost of fuelling conflict
The United States Department of Defense (DOD) is widely reported to be the single largest consumer of petroleum in the world, spending billions of dollars on fuel every year. While the DOD provides...
View ArticleCounterfeiters push fashion labels to new heights
The presence of counterfeiters in the market can drive innovation in the fashion industry, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia.
View ArticleEven fraud-savvy investors often look for the wrong red flags, study says
New research identifies the types of investors who are vigilant about corporate fraud, but finds that most of those investors are tracking the wrong red flags - meaning the warning signs they look for...
View ArticleOnline reader comments can provide valuable feedback to news sites
For years, news organizations that post content on the Internet have allowed readers to leave comments about stories. Often, these readers' comments become a forum for political debates and other...
View ArticleSharing knowledge positively impacts innovation in retail, study says
When a customer shops in a clothing store, a sales associate may learn more about what the customer wants by initiating a conversation, or he or she may recommend pieces to complete an ensemble. To...
View ArticleResearch shows impact of student debt on small business creation
Small business creation—a critical economic engine—is significantly hampered in areas of the country where residents carry more substantial student loan debt, according to research co-authored by Brent...
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