The Conversation - Business
For the nearly 1 in 4 US adults with chronic pain, employers' expectations of a healthy body can lead to shame - Beth Schinoff, University of Delaware and Elana Feldman, UMass Lowell
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Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers – here's why it didn't work as intended -- Andrew Garin, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian K. Kovak, Carnegie Mellon University, and Yuan An, Carnegie Mellon University2 hours ago
Soaring gas prices prompt Trump to ease oil tanker rules – how waiving the Jones Act affects what you pay at the pump -- Christopher Niezrecki, UMass Lowell4 days ago
Tax changes taking effect in 2026 may boost the number of donors but lead to the US missing out on an estimated $5.7B a year in charitable giving -- Jon Bergdoll, Indiana University and Patrick Rooney, Indiana University3 days ago
A pet-friendly homeless shelter pilot reduced the rate of homelessness among the people it helped in California -- Benjamin F. Henwood, University of Southern California6 days ago
Controversy over Reese's ingredients reveals standard food industry practices most consumers never notice -- Jonathan Deutsch, Drexel University6 days ago
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3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump's nod for Fed chair -- D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University1 month ago
How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed's independence by using employment law in Trump v. Cook -- Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon1 month ago
Why the world's central bankers had to speak up against Trump's attacks on the Fed -- John Hawkins, University of Canberra2 months ago
Why Trump's new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons -- Henry Maher, University of Sydney1 month ago
DOJ criminal probe highlights risk of Fed losing independence – a central bank scholar explains what's at stake -- Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University2 months ago
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A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased out -- Brian Y. An, Georgia Institute of Technology6 days ago
War in Middle East brings uncertainty and higher energy costs to already weakening US economy -- Michael Klein, Tufts University12 days ago
Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality -- Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford15 days ago
When unpaid cooking, cleaning and child care get a dollar value, income inequality in the US shrinks – but the gap has grown since 1965 -- Leila Gautham, University of Leeds and Nancy Folbre, UMass Amherst12 days ago
Far from random, China's global port network is clustering near the world's riskiest trade routes -- Dylan Spencer, Georgia Southern University; Gohar Petrossian, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Stephen Pires, Florida International University19 days ago
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The oil price surge is just one symptom of a supply chain network that is not fit for this age of global tensions -- Maryam Lotfi, Cardiff University19 days ago
Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment -- Anna Chorniy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Institute for Humane Studies23 days ago
How the Seattle Seahawks' sale will score a touchdown for charity 8 years after Paul Allen's death -- Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia23 days ago
Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? It's complicated, new research shows -- Stephen J. Smulowitz, Wake Forest University1 month ago
OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission – and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders -- Alnoor Ebrahim, Tufts University1 month ago
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Big beautiful refund? 5 tax code changes that may put more money in your pocket -- Jim Franklin, Western Governors University School of Business12 days ago
Family-friendly workplaces are great − but 'families of 1' get ignored -- Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder12 days ago
Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors -- Alessandro Piazza, Rice University1 month ago
Denmark's generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the 'motherhood penalty' for working moms -- Alexandra Killewald, University of Michigan1 month ago
Colorado ranchers and consumers can team up to make beef supply chains more sustainable -- Jordan Kraft Lambert, Colorado State University; Jennifer Martin, Colorado State University; Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Colorado State University, and Sara Place, Colorado State University1 month ago
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Why doesn't travel insurance cover war? -- Paul Latimer, Swinburne University of Technology19 days ago
What oil, stocks and bonds are telling us about the Iran conflict and how long it might last -- Daniele D'Alvia, Queen Mary University of London19 days ago
Could global tensions finally see Sweden warming towards the euro? -- Fredrik NG Andersson, Lund University23 days ago
Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdom -- Kent Jones, Babson College2 months ago
International aid groups are dealing with the pain of slashed USAID funding by cutting staff, localizing and coordinating better -- Sarah Stroup, Middlebury College and Jennifer Hadden, Brown University2 months ago
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Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists jumped to $22.4B in 2025 − Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates and the estate of Paul Allen lead a list of the biggest givers -- David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Hans Peter Schmitz, North Carolina State University, and Lindsey McDougle, Rutgers University - Newark9 days ago
Crowdfunded generosity isn't taxable – but IRS regulations haven't kept up with the growth of mutual aid -- Shelly Tygielski, Indiana University and Pamala Wiepking, Indiana University; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam26 days ago
With less charitable giving flowing directly to charities, a tax policy scholar suggests some policy fixes -- Ray Madoff, Boston College2 months ago
Donor-advised funds have more money than ever – and direct more of it to politically active charities -- Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University and Helen Flannery, University of Vermont3 months ago
Nonprofit news outlets are often scared that selling ads could jeopardize their tax-exempt status, but IRS records show that's been rare -- Katherine Fink, Pace University3 months ago
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