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New business models could help save Australia from its housing crisis

Australia has experienced a dramatic rise in housing prices over the past decade. Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that by the end of 2023, median house prices across major cities […]

Going public gives firms a rapid profitability boost, study finds

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Newly-listed firms enjoy a rapid profitability boost compared to those that abandon a planned Initial Public Offering (IPO), new academic research shows.This post was originally published on this site

Adorable animal content truly makes the internet more positive, study shows

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Social media gets a lot of criticism over its platforming of toxic, divisive or polarizing content. But if you took away the awful material, much of what’s left would be unimaginably cute: clumsy puppies, fuzzy […]

Corporate boards with more women in positions of power can lead to safer workplaces

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The most coveted position in corporate America—the board of directors—historically has been criticized for excluding women and other underrepresented groups. Over the past several decades, however, state legislation and pressure from investors have motivated firms […]

Some economists have called for a radical ‘global wealth tax’ on billionaires. How would that work?

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Earlier this year, I attended a housing conference in Sydney. The event’s opening address centered on the way Australia seems to be becoming like 18th-century England—a country where inheritance largely determines one’s opportunities in life.This […]

Migration minimum income rules damaging family life and causing acute distress, experts warn

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Rules on the minimum income needed for foreign spouses and partners of British citizens and settled residents to live in the U.K. are already leading to lengthy and permanent separations, damaging family life and causing […]

Researchers back The Dad Shift protest calling for paternity leave reform

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Academics from the University of Bath are standing in solidarity with The Dad Shift as they prepare to lead the world’s first Dad Strike on 11 June in London and Edinburgh. The protest, timed just […]

Migrant status compounds inequality for ethnic minority NHS staff, study finds

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Ethnic minority health care workers who are also born overseas face a double disadvantage due to the combined effects of ethnicity and migrant status, according to research published in JRSM Open.This post was originally published […]

Expert reveals how US companies can fight back against import competition with power of marketing

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Following the turn of the millennium, many American manufacturers were caught off guard when Chinese imports began surging into the U.S. New research from Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School suggests that companies with strong […]

Germany’s chancellor thinks his fellow citizens need to work harder. Here’s why he’s wrong

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People in Germany have taken the idea of a work-life balance too far. To get their economy back on track, they must work more.This post was originally published on this site

Strategic design approach boosts rural innovation, researchers find

Businesses that take a strategic approach to design are up to eight times more likely to develop innovative products than those that don’t, according to a study by scientists from Penn State’s College of Agricultural [...]
Foreign multinational firms found engaging in limited tax-motivated income shifting out of US

Income shifting by multinational firms has been researched extensively, yet few studies have examined foreign-owned businesses shifting income out of the United States. In a new study, Jim Albertus at Carnegie Mellon University evaluated the [...]
‘Returnless returns’ boost brands among consumers

Studies show consumers return 1 in 5 online purchases. This presents a challenge for retailers because the revenue generated from reselling a returned product often does not cover the costs associated with processing the return.This [...]