Narrowing the wage gap between men and women would not only deliver equal income, but boost Australia's long-term productivity, research shows.
Social Sciences
May 15, 2017
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(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers, two with the University of North Carolina and the other with the University of Kentucky, has conducted two kinds of experiments with results suggesting that income inequality in a society ...
Voter satisfaction with democracy may have less to do with who actually wins an election and more to do with income inequality, or the gap between rich and poor, indicates a new study by Michigan State University political ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2016
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A shift to defined-contribution retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, has led to an income and education gap in pension savings that could exacerbate future economic inequality, according to a study that will be presented ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2016
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Neighborhoods are becoming less diverse and more segregated by income—but only among families with children, a new study has found.
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2016
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Income inequality in America has been growing rapidly, and is expected to increase. While the widening wealth gap is a hot topic in the media and on the campaign trail, there's quite a disconnect between the perceptions of ...
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2015
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Many Americans will live in poverty at some point in their lives, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2015
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In a new study, researchers from Imperial College Business School, Columbia University and the University of Maryland found that wealthy individuals in the US can get in relative terms up to 70 per cent times greater returns ...
Economics & Business
Jun 26, 2014
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(AP)—Silicon Valley is entering a fifth year of unfettered growth. The median household income is $90,000. The average single-family home sells for about $1 million. The airport is adding a multimillion-dollar private jet ...
Economics & Business
Mar 6, 2014
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Children from low-income families tend to do worse at school than their better-off peers. Now a new study of a large ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of children from across the United States has identified ...
Social Sciences
Jul 2, 2013
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