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Business/Economics


Business/Economics - 21.05
U-M study challenges notion that umpires call more strikes for pitchers of same race
ANN ARBOR-A University of Michigan study challenges previous research that suggests umpire discrimination exists in Major League Baseball. - The study, a collaboration between researchers at U-M and the universities of Illinois and Florida, looks deeper into the controversial argument over whether MLB umpires discriminate by calling more strikes for pitchers of the same race.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 1.05
How Medicaid affects adult health
Study: Health insurance helps lower-income Americans avoid depression, diabetes, major financial shocks. - Enrollment in Medicaid helps lower-income Americans overcome depression, get proper treatment for diabetes, and avoid catastrophic medical bills, but does not appear to reduce the prevalence of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to a new study with a unique approach to analyzing one of America's major health-insurance programs.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 15.04
An effective, economic approach to South Africa’s HIV epidemic
An effective, economic approach to South Africa's HIV epidemic
A portfolio of interventions used together could dramatically reduce HIV incidence in South Africa, home to the largest epidemic in the world, a new study by Yale researchers has found. The study appears in this month's issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 27.02
New insight into how people choose insurance plans
Study: Consumers avoid high-deductible plans if they expect to reduce their use of medical care. - Economists often talk about "moral hazard," the idea that people's behavior changes in the presence of insurance.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 13.02
Feeling down? Retail therapy helps beat the blues
ANN ARBOR-Retail therapy is often lamented as wasteful and irresponsible, but new research from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business indicates that it can help alleviate certain negative emotions.

Business/Economics - 7.02
America’s partisan divide: not as simple as it seems
Is the United States a bitterly divided country, split along harsh partisan political lines, or are we a nation composed mostly of moderates trapped between the extremists yelling from either end of the ideological spectrum? - Some scholars believe “there's a red and blue America and they're very divided, woe is the country,” says Michael Wagner , an assistant professor of journalism at UW-Madison.

Study of Religions - Business/Economics - 30.01
Investing in mutual funds? Beware broker fees, study says
Brokers are supposed to recommend investments that are in the best interests of their clients. - But a new study from University of Toronto professor Susan Christoffersen sheds light on which is more important to a broker: the performance of the fund or the fee it pays the broker? - The study, published in the February 2013 issue of the Journal of Finance , found that mutual funds offering higher broker fees attract the most investments, especially when the broker is not affiliated with the mutual fund company.

Psychology - Business/Economics - 14.01
If we go over the fiscal cliff, will people spend or save?
News Release - Research from U of M Associate Professor of Marketing Vlad Griskevicius suggests childhood environments may hold the key - Media Note: The APS journal Psychological Science is the highest ranked empirical journal in psychology.

Life Sciences - Business/Economics - 18.12.2012
The Green Revolution is wilting
The Green Revolution is wilting
The Green Revolution has stagnated for key food crops in many regions of the world, according to a new study. - Led by IonE research fellow Deepak Ray, the study team developed geographically detailed maps of annual crop harvested areas and yields of maize (corn), rice, wheat and soybeans from 1961 to 2008.

Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 3.12.2012
Only a third of us show a consistent approach to financial risk
Empirically rich new study finds most people alter their risk-management approach depending on the type of financial decision. - Take a moment to consider some of the financial choices you've made in recent years.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 19.11.2012
Health insurance should be included in measures of poverty, income
Health insurance should be included in measures of poverty, income
The value of health insurance should be included in official measures of U.S. income and poverty, because it will help us to better evaluate public policies like Obamacare, according to a new study by a Cornell economist and his colleagues.

Business/Economics - 15.11.2012
Women eager to negotiate salaries, when given the opportunity
Although some scholars have suggested that the income gap between men and women is due to women's reluctance to negotiate salaries, a new study at the University of Chicago shows that given an invitation, women are just as willing as men to negotiate for more pay.

Administration/Government - Business/Economics - 13.11.2012
Games may help train analysts to overcome bias
University Park, Pa. - Game-playing may help intelligence analysts with the serious business of identifying biases that can cloud decision-making and problem-solving during life or death situations, according to researchers.

Business/Economics - Social Sciences - 1.11.2012
Millionaire migration a myth, say researchers at Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality
Millionaire migration a myth, say researchers at Stanford Center on Poverty and
Stanford Report, November 2, 2012 - Anti-tax advocates argue that millionaires will flee from states that raise taxes on their highest earners. But a study by Stanford and Princeton researchers shows no evidence of millionaire migration in response to recent tax rate changes.

Business/Economics - 31.10.2012
Disaster relief helps the incumbent, Stanford research shows
Disaster relief helps the incumbent, Stanford research shows
Stanford Report, October 31, 2012 - A 2009 study from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Loyola Marymount University suggests President Obama may get a bump in the polls from Superstorm Sandy.

Business/Economics - 22.10.2012
Study Examines When and How Negative Campaign Ads Are Effective
October 22, 2012 — Televised political advertising takes up a large portion of campaign budgets, much of which are spent on negative political ads. But do these negative ads work? A new study by Juliana Fernandes, assistant professor of strategic communication at the University of Miami School of Communication , shows that a negative political ad is most effective when it's shown in moderation.

Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 5.10.2012
Study Measures Methane Emissions Released from Natural Gas Production
AUSTIN, Texas — A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin, and including engineering and environmental testing firms URS and Aerodyne Research, is conducting a major field study to measure methane emissions from natural gas production, about which little empirical data exist.

Business/Economics - Environmental Sciences - 2.10.2012
New research measures the cost of getting cleaner air
Extensive environmental regulations have brought cleaner air and health improvements to the United States, but they also have increased the cost of manufacturing and reduced industrial productivity, according to a study by economists at the University of Chicago and MIT.

Business/Economics - 26.09.2012
New research: how data centres can save energy
As data centres continue to come under scrutiny for the amount of energy they use, researchers at University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) have a suggestion: turn the air conditioning down. - Their new research suggests that turning up the temperature could save energy with little or no increased risk of equipment failure.

Computer Science/Telecom - Business/Economics - 25.09.2012
$10 Million NSF Grant to Help Computer Scientists Understand the World of Cybercrime
Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, the International Computer Science Institute at Berkeley and George Mason University have received a $10 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to map out the illicit activities taking place in the cybersecurity underworld and to understand how the mind of a cybercriminal works.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 20.09.2012
Low income linked to poorer health in both U.S. and England, despite different health systems
Although the English are generally healthier than Americans, both countries grapple with large health inequalities. A new study suggests that in both countries, health and wealth are tightly linked.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 20.09.2012
Move to less impoverished neighborhoods boosts physical and mental health
Moving from a high-poverty to lower-poverty neighborhood spurs long-term gains in the physical and mental health of low-income adults, as well as a substantial increase in their happiness, despite not improving economic self-sufficiency, according to a new study published in the Sept.

Business/Economics - Psychology - 30.08.2012
Affluent people less likely to reach out to others in times of chaos, study suggests
Affluent people less likely to reach out to others in times of chaos, study sugg
Crises are said to bring people closer together. But a new study from UC Berkeley suggests that while the have-nots reach out to one another in times of trouble, the wealthy are more apt to find comfort in material possessions.

Business/Economics - Agronomy/Food Science - 7.08.2012
The economic cost of increased temperatures
Study: Warming episodes hurt poor countries and limit long-term growth. - Even temporary rises in local temperatures significantly damage long-term economic growth in the world's developing nations, according to a new study co-authored by an MIT economist.

Media Sciences/Political Sciences - Business/Economics - 11.07.2012
Americans’ information needs not being met, study finds
Americans' lives are still grounded in the communities where they live and require a set of basic information to navigate daily life, despite the proliferation of technology that seems to shrink the world by the hour.

Chemistry - Business/Economics - 28.06.2012
University of Minnesota discovery to improve efficiencies in fuel, chemical and pharmaceutical industries
University of Minnesota discovery to improve efficiencies in fuel, chemical and
Breakthrough could reduce costs for the consumer - MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (06/28/2012) —University of Minnesota engineering researchers are leading an international team that has made a major breakthrough in developing a catalyst used during chemical reactions in the production of gasoline, plastics, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and other chemicals.

Earth Sciences - Business/Economics - 27.06.2012
Lead from gasoline discovered in Indian Ocean
Levels began to climb in the 1970s, peaking a decade ago - a timeline consistent with the region's pattern of leaded gasoline use. - Since the 1970s, leaded gasoline has been slowly phased out worldwide, as studies have shown that lead can cause neurological and cardiovascular damage and degrade vehicles' catalytic converters.

Business/Economics - 26.06.2012
Research suggests denser development is good for single-family home values
Research suggests denser development is good for single-family home values
How do denser neighborhoods affect property values? And what's the economic value of walkable neighborhoods? - - A study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington College of Built Environments and a South Korean university shows that, contrary to popular belief, there's a positive association between higher neighborhood density and the value of single-family residential properties.

Life Sciences - Business/Economics - 30.05.2012
Many genes of small effect influence economic and political attitudes
Many genes of small effect influence economic and political attitudes
Unrelated people who are more similar genetically tend to have more similar attitudes and preferences, reports a new Cornell study published May 7 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Business/Economics - Administration/Government - 29.05.2012
Freecycling has viral effect on community spirit and generosity, study shows
Freecycling has viral effect on community spirit and generosity, study shows
Reinforcing that the best things in life are free, a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that online freebie-exchange communities such as "Freecycle" and "Couchsurfing" foster greater team spirit among their members than do cash-for-goods websites.

Business/Economics - Administration/Government - 8.05.2012
Studying school quality, to fight inequality
Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 2.05.2012
Openness trait may help those with mild or moderate disabilities keep jobs
Business/Economics - Psychology - 25.04.2012
Thinking in a foreign language helps economic decision-making
History/Archeology - Business/Economics - 17.04.2012
Mormons Are Generous and Active in Helping Others
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 12.04.2012
Financial hardships of the Great Recession felt in community health
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 21.03.2012
When health insurance costs rise slightly, people still shop around
Sport Sciences - Business/Economics - 15.03.2012
March Madness: Can Losing Lead to Winning?
Business/Economics - 3.02.2012
Time=Money=Less Happiness, Rotman study finds
Business/Economics - Sport Sciences - 3.02.2012
Media portrayal of race in sports reveals biases in corporate world
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 9.01.2012
Tomato, wine byproducts in filters could make cigarettes less toxic
Pedagogy/Education Science - Business/Economics - 4.01.2012
Kids prefer lots of choices and colors on their plates
Business/Economics - Administration/Government - 23.11.2011
Race plays a role in the pace of some romances
Computer Science/Telecom - Business/Economics - 3.11.2011
Computer scientists identify Yelp security leak
Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 12.10.2011
Economic Conditions and Alcohol Consumption
Business/Economics - 6.10.2011
Workplace sabotage managers
Law/Forensics - Business/Economics - 3.10.2011
Study casts doubt on sex offender notification laws
Psychology - Business/Economics - 28.09.2011
Easily embarrassed Study finds people will trust you more
Life Sciences - Business/Economics - 21.09.2011
Hedging Your Bets
Business/Economics - 13.09.2011
Bailed-out banks issued riskier loans
Business/Economics - 24.08.2011
Wisdom of crowds
Physics/Material Science - Business/Economics - 22.08.2011
NASA Picks Three Proposals for Flight Demonstration
Business/Economics - Pedagogy/Education Science - 15.08.2011
Beauty Impacts Hiring, Salaries and Profits
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 9.08.2011
Research on TB tests prompts first-ever WHO negative policy
Business/Economics - Life Sciences - 21.07.2011
Chance favors the concentration of wealth
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 19.07.2011
Trouble forming sentences may be early Alzheimer’s marker
Psychology - Business/Economics - 18.07.2011
Older adults more willing to wait for financial gain
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 13.07.2011
Health-care model improves diabetes outcomes, health
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 4.04.2011
Key guideline-recommended therapies improve survival for heart failure patients
Business/Economics - 29.03.2011
Beautiful People Are Happier, Economists Find
Computer Science/Telecom - Business/Economics - 20.12.2010
Analysis of phone calls shows how political boundaries could be ideally drawn
Earth Sciences - Business/Economics - 16.12.2010
Mexico Quake Studies Uncover Surprises for California
Earth Sciences - Business/Economics - 10.12.2010
Iron legacy leaves soil high in manganese
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 30.09.2010
Women who get dental care have lower risk of heart disease, says study