Economics & Business

Debate continues to swirl nationally on the fate of a practice born of an 86-year-old federal statute allowing companies to pay workers with disabilities subminimum wages: anything below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an […]

As countries meet in an effort to propel action on climate change at COP29, a study has revealed that social trust plays a critical role in influencing corporate environmental behavior.This post was originally published on […]

The resurgence of nationalism across the globe is not just a political issue. It’s emerging as a powerful force that multinational companies cannot afford to ignore.This post was originally published on this site

Your landlord has just raised your rent by 10% and your mind starts running the numbers—should you cop it sweet or look to move?This post was originally published on this site

Self-employment can provide an alternative career transition to retirement, but only for those in good health and in high-paying careers, research from Trinity Business School reveals.This post was originally published on this site

What makes private equity firms target a publicly traded company for takeover? A new study from the University of Iowa published in the journal Review of Accounting Studies finds that private equity is often likely […]

The timing of filing for Social Security benefits is one of the most important decisions senior Americans must make. But few think about the implications filing early or late in life has on widowed spouses, […]

Whether it’s a hungry child in a war zone or a polar bear on a shrinking raft of ice, we’re all familiar with shocking images in advertising. Companies use them to confront us with difficult […]

Itai Sher, associate professor of economics, has published a new paper exploring the reliability of Generalized Social Marginal Welfare Weights (GSMWW) in tax policy comparisons. The paper, published in the November issue of the American […]

Many employees know all too well the feeling of frustration that comes with a chatty customer or coworker who just won’t leave you alone at work. But new research from Temple University takes a closer […]