Ghana's informal urban markets play a key role in the country's economy. They employ more than 80% of the people who work in the informal sector. They create livelihoods for traders, give urban residents access to essential ...
Economics & Business
May 30, 2023
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Unemployment and the rising cost of living force many people to make a living in the informal economy, particularly street trading. While it is difficult to measure the size of the informal economy, some studies show that ...
Economics & Business
Oct 13, 2022
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Every investor is chasing the answer to one question: When should I buy stocks and when should I sell them? It's the elusive formula for timing the market. New research co-authored by Albert "Pete" Kyle, the Charles E. Smith ...
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2021
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Retail traders often fear that reducing the amount of urban space made available for parking private vehicles would have a negative effect on their businesses. A survey conducted by researchers from the Institute for Advanced ...
Economics & Business
Jul 20, 2021
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During the last twenty years, the trading in stock markets has undergone significant changes. Researchers from the University of Turku and the University of Palermo have investigated the role of high-frequency traders in ...
Economics & Business
Jun 29, 2021
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Financial forecasting involves predicting an organization's financial future. It typically considers a history of prices, trading volumes or other predictors such as financial statements, interest rates and commodity prices ...
Economics & Business
Mar 16, 2020
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UBC Sauder's Markus Baldauf says a tiny tweak to how certain trades happen could make for more efficient stock markets, and it's already being adopted by major players.
Economics & Business
Oct 29, 2019
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The first rule on the stock market is to buy low and sell high. Economists are well aware of how this behaviour changes the prices of stocks, but in reality, trades alone don't tell the whole story. Parties like banks and ...
Economics & Business
Jul 18, 2019
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New research from Northwestern University finds that balanced professional networks are more important than individual talent when it comes to high-risk decision making.
Economics & Business
Jun 17, 2019
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"Do white people dominate the outdoors?" David Labistour, CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), asked. As Canada's iconic retailer of clothing and equipment for the outdoors, what MEC says matters.
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2018
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