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Big Tech and Its Discontents
September 12, 2023 | Psychology Today | Louis Putterman
Does technology still have what it takes to make life better?
There are almost 4 million more open roles than job seekers in the U.S. Here’s why some economists think the immigration and labor crises are related
September 5, 2023 | CNBC | Dany Bahar
The U.S. had more than 9 million open roles in June, and while that’s down from the peak of 12 million in March 2022, it’s still among the highest number of openings we’ve had since before 2000.
Declining birth rates and falling enrollments prompt school consolidation concerns
August 30, 2023 | WJAR Providence | John Papay
Concerns over school closures in Rhode Island are being sped up by a rapid drop in public school students. The state has 17,000 fewer students enrolled in public schools than it did in 1999.
Drivers on the 405 Freeway in O.C. could pay $10 tolls, get extra lanes. Would it help with traffic?
August 23, 2023 | Los Angeles Times | Matthew Turner
Critics of freeway expansion projects cite the need to combat climate change and air pollution, the legacy of displacing and polluting communities of color, and research that shows that expanding freeways doesn’t alleviate traffic congestion.
The roots of cultural diversity
August 18, 2023 | VoxEU CEPR | Oded Galor
Societal diversity fosters creativity and cultural cross-pollination, but can also hinder social cohension. This column uses data on oral traditions and folkloric motifs across the world to examine the impact of the prehistoric migration of humans out of Africa on cultural diversity.
A digital ‘atlas’ of the refugee imprint in Greece
August 15, 2023 | Kathimerini | Stelios Michalopoulos
Is the trauma of displacement enduring? What is its impact – on the economy, on electoral behavior, on art – even decades later? How is a society affected when it suddenly needs to take in a large number of refugees?
Elevated Office Blood Pressure: Exploring the Effect of Adapted Mindfulness Training
August 10, 2023 | Physician's Weekly | Eric Loucks
About 46% of Americans have hypertension, among whom more than 75% do not have it under control. “Hypertension is a primary cause of cardiovascular disease, which is the leading killer in the United States and worldwide,” says Eric B. Loucks, PhD.
Ending health disparities requires full federal government, National Academies panel says
August 8, 2023 | STAT News | Madina Agénor
To narrow the nation’s deeply entrenched health disparities, a permanent entity with regulatory powers should be created by the president to oversee health equity efforts across the entire federal government, says a report issued by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
We must invest in behavioural economics for the HIV response
August 4, 2023 | Nature Human Behaviour | Omar Galárraga
Effective HIV prevention and treatment are widely available, but services are underused and underdelivered. Behavioural economics offers insights into why this is and shows us cost-effective interventions to change behaviours.
Professor Oded Galor Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Athens University of Economics and Business
July 31, 2023 | Athens University of Economics | Oded Galor
On July 6, 2023, members of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) community gathered in the Amphitheater “Leonidas Zervas” of the National Research Foundation in Athens to award an Honorary Doctorate of the Department of Economics, of the School of Economics, to Professor Oded Galor.