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Video advertising in stores is a moneymaker for retailers, but a growing threat to already cash-strapped print and broadcast media, according to a new study co-written by a University of Illinois business professor. http://www.physorg.com/news154695413.html Other Sciences Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:57:33 EST news154695413 Some dentists are warning that, just as the recession has eroded the nation's job and stock markets, it's also causing another kind of decay. http://www.physorg.com/news154273810.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:52:21 EST news154273810 A task force launched by President Obama to boost America's middle class will have to help retool beleaguered U.S. workplaces facing their most sweeping changes since World War II, a University of Illinois labor expert says. http://www.physorg.com/news154097008.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:43:54 EST news154097008 The victimization of both female and male blacks and Latinos increases during or after periods of economic recession, according to a study by researchers Karen Heimer of the University of Iowa and Janet Lauritsen of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. http://www.physorg.com/news153928257.html Other Sciences Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:51:15 EST news153928257 When the sun rides low on the horizon and winter chills wrap us all in down and fleece, global trade brings blueberries from South America, oranges from Israel. But trade in exotic goods also comes with significant local economic costs, explains Charles Perrings, professor of environmental economics at Arizona State University. http://www.physorg.com/news153832653.html Space & Earth Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:19:16 EST news153832653 As the microfinance sector passes the 150 million customer mark, an intense debate continues over the movement toward greater commercialization of an arena once led by nonprofits. "Microfinance Meets the Market," just published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, advances the debate, presenting new research from Jonathan Morduch of the Financial Access Initiative, housed at New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and Robert Cull and Asli Demirgüç-Kunt of the World Bank. The research reveals complementary paths to a successful expansion of the microfinance industry. http://www.physorg.com/news153579592.html Other Sciences Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:00:29 EST news153579592 The Science Coalition (TSC) today urged Congress to move swiftly to pass economic recovery legislation that includes strong funding for key science agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). While the House-passed version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included vital investments for these agencies, those funding levels were decreased in the Senate-passed version. http://www.physorg.com/news153578605.html Other Sciences Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:44:40 EST news153578605 Irish kids now weigh 24 kilos more than they did in 1948, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://www.physorg.com/news153473661.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:37:25 EST news153473661 A new study published in Value in Health reviews the economic burden of migraine in the U.S. and recent clinical findings of the health risks of this neurological condition. This study traces the history of economic articles published on migraine using the PubMed MEDLINE database and archival searches of relevant articles to identify possible health risks associated with migraines that warrant further study. http://www.physorg.com/news152811708.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:42:02 EST news152811708 (PhysOrg.com) -- Lipstick and takeout food are not a panacea for dwindling retirement accounts and the anxiety of global economic woes. http://www.physorg.com/news152385593.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:20:17 EST news152385593 Armies train by marching in step. Religions around the world incorporate many forms of singing and chanting into their rituals. Citizens sing the National Anthem before sporting events. Why do we participate in these various synchronized activities? A new study, published in the January issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that when people engage in synchronous activity together, they become more likely to cooperate with other group members. http://www.physorg.com/news152383150.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:39:40 EST news152383150 Older Americans have experienced huge, negative financial shifts that now make it more difficult to enter retirement with sustainable economic security, a new study finds. Seventy-eight percent of all senior households are financially vulnerable when it comes to their ability to meet essential expenses and cover projected costs over their lifetimes. http://www.physorg.com/news152374394.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:13:39 EST news152374394 (PhysOrg.com) -- Commuters well versed in the physical and psychological tolls of traffic congestion can now add an economic effect to the list. A new UC Irvine study found that places with sluggish commutes - usually an indication of economic prosperity - tend to have slower subsequent job growth. The findings suggest that more efficient public infrastructure projects, while costly, can spur local economic growth. http://www.physorg.com/news152209956.html Other Sciences Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:32:54 EST news152209956 (PhysOrg.com) -- If last year's tax rebates are any indication, one-time payments from the government are a weak economic stimulus, say economists at the University of Michigan. http://www.physorg.com/news151863047.html Other Sciences Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:11:34 EST news151863047 Did you know a solar flare can make your toilet stop working? http://www.physorg.com/news151862269.html Space & Earth Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:58:31 EST news151862269 As many as one million working-age men died due to the economic shock of mass privatisation policies followed by post-communist countries in the 1990s, according to a new study published in The Lancet. http://www.physorg.com/news151254022.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:00:22 EST news151254022 There are no sheep keeping Mari A. company at bedtime. Rather, she counts thoughts of layoffs, mortgage payments and plummeting stocks. Her insomnia started back in November, when the economy hit a critical low. Restless, she manages to fall asleep but wakes up in the middle of the night and is unable to drift back into a slumber. http://www.physorg.com/news150654506.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:28:26 EST news150654506 In popular legend, Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara (1480- 1519), stands falsely accused of poisoning her second husband. Victor Hugo portrayed her in thinly veiled fiction as a tragic femme fatale. Buffalo Bill named his gun after her. http://www.physorg.com/news150559192.html Other Sciences Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:59:52 EST news150559192 Government insurance programs that safeguard bank deposits should be reformed to ease taxpayers' undue stake in propping up the nation's banking system, according to research by a University of Illinois finance professor. http://www.physorg.com/news150389244.html Other Sciences Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:47:24 EST news150389244 A blue ribbon task force, commissioned late last year to identify sustainable economic models to provide access to the ever-growing amount of digital information in the public interest, has issued its interim report. The report calls the current situation urgent, and details systemic pitfalls in developing economic models for sustainable access to digital data. http://www.physorg.com/news148665742.html Technology Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:02:22 EST news148665742 The impact of a Big-3 bankruptcy and restructuring would be severe, but frequently-quoted job loss figures are misleading and overstated, according to a new projection by the University of Maryland's Inforum economic research unit. In the worse case scenario, peak job dislocation from restructuring would be half of the 3 million commonly cited in the media. http://www.physorg.com/news148661885.html Other Sciences Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:58:05 EST news148661885 A new study in the journal Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice examines how entrepreneurial activity and level of employment in U.S. service industries respond to changes in the degree of economic freedom among states. Researchers found that the relationship between entrepreneurial outcomes and economic freedom varies significantly by industry. http://www.physorg.com/news143295497.html Other Sciences Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:18:17 EST news143295497 During election season, Americans are reminded of their freedoms and rights that allow them to vote for their leaders. As countless political polls try to predict how voters are being swayed, those polled may not be allowed to vote at all. A University of Missouri professor of law says that the current economic crisis could cause disenfranchisement, depriving citizens the right to vote. http://www.physorg.com/news142764575.html Other Sciences Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:49:35 EST news142764575 (PhysOrg.com) -- An economist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute says that a model he developed forecasted the current economic slowdown at least one year before it became apparent to most observers. The model, which was first published in the Journal of Finance in June 1991, has successfully predicted every recession since 1955. http://www.physorg.com/news141577408.html Other Sciences Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:03:28 EST news141577408 Auctions are an old and widely used method for allocating goods that have become increasingly common with the advent of internet auctions sites such as Ebay. Previous economic research has shown that in an auction people tend to bid "too high," or overbid, given the value of the item for sale. By combining brain imaging techniques with behavioral economic research, neuroscientists and economists at New York University were able to provide new insight into this tendency to overbid. Specifically, they show that the fear of losing the social competition inherent in an auction may, in part, cause people to pay too much. The research, which suggests an expanded role for neuroscience in understanding economic behavior, appears in the latest issue of the journal Science. http://www.physorg.com/news141568924.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:42:04 EST news141568924 The United States should develop a comprehensive strategy on the growing need for technological innovations to help prevent the impending economic crisis in health care and to improve the quality and convenience of care, according to a report from the 2007 conference "Economic Strategy for Health Care through Standards and Technologies." http://www.physorg.com/news138633141.html Other Sciences Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:12:20 EST news138633141 Rural strategies designed to induce economic growth often emphasize the need to improve access to capital for poor households. However, this approach implicitly assumes that family members pool all their resources and allocate them to their most efficient use. Men and women may differ in their access to credit and may choose not to alleviate their partners' constraints. http://www.physorg.com/news136215514.html Other Sciences Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:38:34 EST news136215514 A paper co-written by an Indiana University economics professor takes issue with the widespread idea that there is a "natural resource curse" that puts countries with oil or mineral wealth at a disadvantage when it comes to economic growth. http://www.physorg.com/news134660537.html Other Sciences Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:42:17 EST news134660537 Agriculture is important, of course, for generating jobs and income. But it has a host of non-economic benefits, too, according to a Cornell study that asked New Yorkers about the value of local agriculture. http://www.physorg.com/news133621422.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:03:42 EST news133621422