World Economy

New research led by Bayes Business School has revealed the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) in the UK in April 2016 significantly decreased labor mobility across firms by minimum wage workers.This article is […]

In some of California’s wealthiest counties, Latinas tend to experience an extreme wage gap when compared to non-Hispanic white men, a new analysis from UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and the Latina Futures 2050 Lab […]

A team of researchers has found new ways to make it cheaper—and greener—for small food producers to get their goods to customers.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

The U.S. has traditionally been an agricultural powerhouse with a healthy trade surplus. But global dynamics are changing due to a confluence of political and economic factors. U.S. agricultural imports now exceed exports, and the […]

Many Americans choose food based on cost and nutrition, but personal values, such as animal welfare and environmental concerns, also shape what ends up on our plates.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

The results of the Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index for the 4th quarter of 2025 indicate a decrease in risk, with eight out of ten risk categories showing a decline. Cybersecurity and Data […]

For the first time in history, one out of every five people in the U.S. is Latino, according to a new data analysis by the Latino GDP Project from UCLA and Cal Lutheran. Using 2024 […]

This year, Earth Overshoot Day fell on July 24—the date when humanity exhausted all the natural resources that Earth can regenerate in a single year. This milestone highlights the unsustainable pace at which we consume […]

For most of the past 25 years, Chinese construction companies operating in Africa could count on generous financial backing from Chinese banks. Between 2000 and 2019, Chinese funders committed almost US$50 billion to African transport […]

In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A sixth-generation coal miner, he has led the union for 30 years. Only one man […]