World Economy

Prioritizing unique and more educated applicants for temporary work visas, employers play a central but understudied role in the U.S. immigration bureaucracy, with implications for careers and American innovation, new Cornell research finds.This article is […]

The effectiveness of national voluntary programs asking companies to pledge to lower their pollution and greenhouse gas emissions depends on pressure from the public, according to a new study led by a Penn State researcher.This […]

Researchers from Stockholm University, Bocconi University, and the Rockwool Foundation have studied poverty’s lasting impact across generations in wealthy countries. By examining the United States, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany, the team found […]

It might come as a surprise that most of the UK’s income and employment is provided not by the big national or multinational companies we all recognize but by what are known as small and […]

A new statistical model could help to address the age-old question of how to price non-physical, intangible goods like data, say scientists.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Home-worker’s perceptions of their workload and their ability to switch off after the working day are among a list of factors associated with health and well-being related behaviors.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

An analysis published in the Journal of Accounting Research uncovers evidence that conflicts of interest arising from commercial ties lead to bias in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings.This article is brought to you by […]

In Islamic cultures, purdah, which literally means “curtain,” is a practice that involves the seclusion of women from public observation and the enforcement of high standards of female modesty. Research published in the Journal of […]

Partisan squabbling isn’t just annoying—it’s also bad for business.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.