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The ‘pawprint economy’ is booming—and it offers huge opportunities for tourism

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Luxury pet pampering packages at hotels, menus with dog-friendly roast dinners and £6,000 animal-friendly charter flights. Pet travel isn’t just a trend, it’s something of a transformation. This is the “pawprint economy”—and it’s booming.This post […]

Economy

‘Lifting and shifting’ workers is not always the best answer

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What happens to an organization when employees transfer between jobs internally? Does it matter whether a single worker transfers or if a team of employees is “lifted and shifted” together?This post was originally published on […]

Economy

Early motherhood carries wage penalty, while delaying pays off

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A woman’s early career pregnancy decision may shape her financial future for decades, according to new research co-led by Eden King, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Psychology at Rice University, and Nicola Lawrence-Thomas, a […]

Economy

Here’s what determines whether your income level rises or falls

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Your work usually determines whether you manage to earn a better income compared to people around you. But your work earnings rarely determine when your income falls. Economists call it income mobility. This means how […]

Economy

What does the November jobs report mean for workers and the economy? Q&A with professor of economics

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its November jobs report on Dec. 16, which details economic indicators like payroll numbers and the unemployment rate. The Federal Reserve uses the report to help set monetary […]

Economy

How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out

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Homelessness is a growing issue in Australia.This post was originally published on this site

Economy

Many shoppers take a strange comfort of buying now and paying later—but it can come with a sting after Christmas

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It’s that time of year again, and retailers are pulling out all the stops to get us spending—from Black Friday to New Year’s sales.This post was originally published on this site

Economy

Refugees living outside camps make significant gains in self-reliance

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Refugees receiving interventions in local communities are far more likely to regain stability and independence than those confined to traditional camps, according to new research from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Public […]

Economy

What makes a first offer successful in negotiations

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For decades, researchers and practitioners have debated whether it is better to make the first offer in a negotiation or to wait. A new meta-study now provides a comprehensive and clear answer. The researchers analyzed […]

Economy

Planning your next holiday? Here’s how to spot and avoid greenwashing

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More of us than ever are trying to make environmentally responsible travel choices. Sustainable travel is now less niche and more mainstream, with 93% of travelers in one survey saying they would consider sustainable choices.This […]

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Top Stories

  • ‘Weights of gold in bullion’: How the ancients invested in precious metals

    “All I want is an income of 20,000 sesterces from secure investments,” proclaims a character in a poem by Juvenal (1st–2nd century CE), the Roman poet.This post was originally published on this site
  • Treasure the emotional connections to the clothes you have and style could be a whole lot more sustainable

    With January sales around the corner, another flood of unwanted clothes risks drowning our wardrobes and the planet.This post was originally published on this site
  • Can you ‘live long and prosper’ by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that ‘highly illogical?’

    It might seem worlds away from the Earth we know. But can “Star Trek” teach us anything about the economics of our own society?This post was originally published on this site

Highlights

  • Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates
  • AI model uses social media posts to predict unemployment rates ahead of official data
  • ‘Weights of gold in bullion’: How the ancients invested in precious metals
WHAT’S NEW
  • Why shoppers buy fast fashion even if they disagree with it
  • The ‘pawprint economy’ is booming—and it offers huge opportunities for tourism
  • ‘Lifting and shifting’ workers is not always the best answer
  • Early motherhood carries wage penalty, while delaying pays off
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