The Conversation - Business
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 Amherst
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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 University5 days ago
Why surging oil prices are a shock for the global economy – but not yet a crisis -- Stella Huangfu, University of Sydney5 days ago
Why doesn't travel insurance cover war? -- Paul Latimer, Swinburne University of Technology5 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 London5 days ago
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 University5 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 Canberra1 month 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 University1 month ago
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Former Harvard president Summers' soft landing after Epstein revelations is case study of economics' trouble with misbehaving men -- Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Rutgers University6 days ago
The Supreme Court's ruling leaves Trumponomics facing major challenges -- Steve Schifferes, City St George's, University of London11 days ago
Supreme Court rules against Trump's emergency tariffs – but leaves key questions unanswered -- Kent Jones, Babson College16 days ago
Florida's immigrant entrepreneurs are creating jobs and prosperity in their communities -- Paula de la Cruz-Fernández, University of Florida16 days ago
Aldi is coming to Colorado, and the disruption could lead to lower food prices -- Jack Buffington, University of Denver26 days ago
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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 Studies10 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 Virginia10 days ago
Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? It's complicated, new research shows -- Stephen J. Smulowitz, Wake Forest University19 days 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 University23 days ago
How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America's toughest neighborhoods -- Tim Swift, St. Joseph's University20 days ago
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Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors -- Alessandro Piazza, Rice University26 days 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
Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income -- Tarah Williams, Allegheny College and Andrew Bloeser, Allegheny College1 month ago
Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility -- Sherry Thatcher, University of Tennessee and Emily Rosado-Solomon, Babson College2 months ago
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Could global tensions finally see Sweden warming towards the euro? -- Fredrik NG Andersson, Lund University10 days ago
Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdom -- Kent Jones, Babson College1 month 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 University1 month ago
Dogs can need more than kibble, walks and love − consider the escalating expenses of their medical care before you adopt -- David L. Weimer, University of Wisconsin-Madison1 month ago
How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs -- Nolan Fahrenkopf, University at Albany, State University of New York2 months ago
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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 Amsterdam12 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 Vermont2 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
1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025 -- Lewis Faulk, American University and Mirae Kim, George Mason University4 months ago
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Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality -- Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford1 day ago
