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The Conversation - Business

The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models - Daniel Schneider, Harvard Kennedy School and David Weil, Brandeis University; Harvard Kennedy School

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China's new 5-year plan: A high-stakes bet on self-reliance that won't fix an unbalanced economy -- Shaoyu Yuan, New York University; Rutgers University

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Trump is changing student loan forgiveness rules – barring some public workers from getting relief, but resuming it for others -- Jennifer L. Steele, American University

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Singles' Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here's why I think '11/11' will catch on in the US -- Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder

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Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them -- Cassie Powell, University of Richmond

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Zohran Mamdani's transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations -- Simon Black, Brock University

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How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled -- Valerie Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Three reasons why so many economists disagree with Donald Trump's tariffs -- Luis Angeles, University of Glasgow

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Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built -- Susan D. Daggett, University of Denver and Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, University of Denver

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Despite naysayers and rising costs, data shows that college still pays off for students – and society overall -- Stanley S. Litow, Columbia University

10 days ago

Why higher tariffs on Canadian lumber may not be enough to stimulate long-term investments in US forestry -- Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee and Adam Taylor, University of Tennessee

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9 months ago

Chatbots don't judge! Customers prefer robots over humans when it comes to those 'um, you know' purchases -- Jianna Jin, University of Notre Dame

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Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the health care system -- Marisha Burden, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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Investors prefer 'I' over 'we' when CEOs apologize -- Prachi Gala, Kennesaw State University

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Why people don't demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information -- Rohan Grover, American University and Josh Widera, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

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Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria -- Alcina Johnson Sudagar, Washington University in St. Louis

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It's always been hard to make it as an artist in America – and it's becoming only harder -- Joanna Woronkowicz, Indiana University

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Declining union membership could be making working-class Americans less happy and more susceptible to drug overdoses -- Samia Islam, Boise State University and Kelly Chen, Boise State University

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AI is changing who gets hired – what skills will keep you employed? -- Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University

11 days ago

Remote work reduced gender discrimination — returning to the office may change that -- Laura Doering, University of Toronto and András Tilcsik, University of Toronto

11 days ago

Navigating mental illness in the workplace can be tricky, but employees are entitled to accommodations -- Julie Wolfe, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find -- Vamsi Kanuri, University of Notre Dame

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The rise and fall of globalisation: why the world's next financial meltdown could be much worse with the US on the sidelines -- Steve Schifferes, City St George's, University of London

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Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why -- Ryan Summers, University of North Dakota

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Winning a bidding war isn't always a win, research on 14 million home sales shows -- Soon Hyeok Choi, Rochester Institute of Technology

29 days ago

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1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025 -- Lewis Faulk, American University and Mirae Kim, George Mason University

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Relying heavily on contractors can cut attendance by 27% for museums, theaters and other arts nonprofits – new research -- Hala Altamimi, University of Kansas and Qiaozhen Liu, Florida Atlantic University

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Trump scraps the nation's most comprehensive food insecurity report − making it harder to know how many Americans struggle to get enough food -- Tracy Roof, University of Richmond

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Before celebrating big gifts, charities must watch out for fake donors -- Sarah Webber, University of Dayton

2 months ago

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7 months ago

Signature size and narcissism − a psychologist explains a long-ago discovery that helped establish the link -- Richie Zweigenhaft, Guilford College

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Diane Keaton's $5M pet trust would be over the top if reports prove true – here's how to ensure your beloved pet is safe after you are gone -- Allison Anna Tait, University of Richmond

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The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers, new research shows -- Andrew Edelblum, University of Dayton and Abby Frank, University of Oregon

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