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The Conversation - Business

Trump's 'big' bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear - Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame

3 days ago

'Big' legislative package shifts more of SNAP's costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food -- Tracy Roof, University of Richmond

3 days ago

A turbulent research landscape imperils US brain gain − and prosperity -- Marc Zimmer, Connecticut College

3 days ago

Why low-income homeowners hit by disasters may be getting less help from the government -- Ivis García, Texas A&M University

3 days ago

The rule of law is key to capitalism − eroding it is bad news for American business -- Robert Bird, University of Connecticut

11 days ago

Legal wrangling over estate of Jimmy Buffett turns his widow's inheritance into a cautionary tale -- Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia

3 days ago

That $20 dress direct from China now costs $30 after Trump closed a tariff loophole – and the US will soon end the 'de minimis' exemption for the rest of the world, too -- Vivek Astvansh, McGill University

3 days ago

When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs -- Lucy Xiaolu Wang, UMass Amherst and Nahim Bin Zahur, Queen's University, Ontario

20 days ago

Federal R&D funding boosts productivity for the whole economy − making big cuts to such government spending unwise -- Andrew Fieldhouse, Texas A&M University

27 days ago

If you really want to close the US trade deficit, try boosting innovation in rural manufacturing -- Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology

2 months ago

Trump's attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn't good news for fighting inflation -- Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University and Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex

3 days ago

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5 months ago

No country for old business owners: Economic shifts create a growing challenge for America's aging entrepreneurs -- Nancy Forster-Holt, University of Rhode Island

20 days ago

Companies haven't stopped hiring, but they're more cautious, according to the 2025 College Hiring Outlook Report -- Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University

27 days ago

Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy care -- Patrick Aguilar, Washington University in St. Louis and Peter Boumgarden, Washington University in St. Louis

1 month ago

How emotions rule every stage of the entrepreneurial process -- Florencio Portocarrero, London School of Economics and Political Science

20 days ago

Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America -- Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University

1 month ago

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1 year ago

Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs -- Anne Whitesell, Miami University

1 month ago

Observers of workplace mistreatment react as strongly as the victims − at times with a surprising amount of victim blaming -- Jason Colquitt, University of Notre Dame

27 days ago

ATC shortages reflect long, intense training − university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution -- Melanie Dickman, The Ohio State University and Brian Strzempkowski, The Ohio State University

3 days ago

Gen Z is struggling to find work: 4 strategies to move forward -- Leda Stawnychko, Mount Royal University and Warren Boyd Ferguson, University of Calgary

14 days ago

The one-size-fits-all diversity training model is broken – here's a better alternative -- Radostina Purvanova, Drake University

1 month ago

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1 year ago

I've studied faiths and cultures around the world. Here's how finance can be made more inclusive and sustainable -- Atul K. Shah, City St George's, University of London

20 days ago

Decentralized finance is booming − and so are the security risks. Here are the most common mistakes -- Mingyi Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology

3 days ago

African countries shouldn't have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist -- Carlos Lopes, University of Cape Town

8 months ago

Rating agencies and Africa: the absence of people on the ground contributes to bias against the continent -- Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town

3 days ago

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10 months ago

Charitable giving grew to $593B in 2024, buoyed by a strengthening U.S. economy and booming stock market -- Jon Bergdoll, Indiana University and Christina Daniken, Indiana University

20 days ago

What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture -- Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford and Vittorio Bruni, University of Oxford

26 days ago

Outsourcing cost of 'impact' data could mean 13% more bang for every charitable buck -- George E. Mitchell, Baruch College, CUNY

20 days ago

AmeriCorps is on the chopping block – despite research showing that it makes a difference in communities -- Pamela Paxton, The University of Texas at Austin

20 days ago

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3 months ago

Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights -- Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University and Irina D. Manta, Hofstra University

3 days ago

Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed more than 130 people, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding -- Hatim Sharif, The University of Texas at San Antonio

18 hours ago

What is the 'Seven Mountains Mandate' and how is it linked to political extremism in the US? -- Art Jipson, University of Dayton

3 days ago

Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they've earned? -- Karen Tan, Middle Tennessee State University

1 day ago

Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump's signature spending package -- Lauren S. Hughes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Kevin J. Bennett, University of South Carolina

5 days ago

My city was one of hundreds expecting federal funds to help manage rising heat wave risk – then EPA terminated the grants -- Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University

2 days ago