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Why waiters give Black customers poor service

Zachary Brewster, Associate Professor of Sociology, Wayne State University

November 30, 2020

Some people argue the poor service is because of a stereotype that Black people tip less. PavelVinnik/iStock via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea ... Read More...

Nonprofits are struggling to do more with less money, but donors and volunteers can help: 5 questions answered

Erica Mills Barnhart, Associate Teaching Professor & Director of the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, University of Washington

November 30, 2020

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A volunteer hands out food boxes in Los Angeles before Thanksgiving. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty ImagesHistorically, nonprofits have gotten nearly a third of their charitable donations just during the month of Decemb... Read More...

Janet Yellen and Kamala Harris keep shattering glass ceilings – but global elite boys club remains

Kevin L. Young, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst

November 26, 2020

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Yellen with a few of the boys. AP Photo/Annie RiceJanet Yellen may soon become the first woman to lead the Treasury Department, about six years after shattering another glass ceiling at the top of the Federal ... Read More...

Why nursing home aides exposed to COVID-19 aren’t taking sick leave

Shefali Milczarek-Desai, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Immigrant Workers' Rights Clinic, UA James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona

November 24, 2020

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Nursing home aides have protested working conditions that can push them to work while sick. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has devastated America’s nursing homes, but the r... Read More...

How Biden might stimulate the sputtering US economy: 4 questions answered

R. Andrew Butters, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, Indiana University

November 20, 2020

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The economy will be one of the president-elect's top priorities in January. AP Photo/Andrew HarnikEditor’s note: President-elect Joe Biden has said fixing the economy will be one of his administration’s top pr... Read More...

What’s the gold standard, and why does the US benefit from a dollar that isn’t tied to the value of a glittery hunk of metal?

Michael Klein, Professor of International Economic Affairs at The Fletcher School, Tufts University

November 19, 2020

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The gold standard didn't exactly lead to a golden era. Athitat Shinagowin/EyeEm via Getty ImagesThe phrase “the gold standard” means, in common parlance, the best available benchmark – as in double-blind random... Read More...

Election spending in 2020 doubled to $14 billion – 3 takeaways from a campaign finance expert

Robert Boatright, Professor of Political Science, Clark University

November 18, 2020

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During the first debate, Trump accused Biden of corruption. Olivier Douliery/Pool via APIndividuals and companies spent a record US$14 billion trying to get politicians elected in 2020, according to the latest... Read More...

American timber industry crippled by double whammy of trade war and COVID-19

Andrew Muhammad, Professor of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee

November 17, 2020

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Douglas fir, a valuable commercial timber, dominates the Oregon coastal forest. Photo by Eric Muhr on Unsplash, CC BY-NDThe forestry sector – landowners, logging companies and sawmills – have lost an estimated ... Read More...

Regulators can help clear the way for entrepreneurial energy companies to innovate

Jake Grandy, Assistant Professor Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation, University of Arkansas

November 16, 2020

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Distributed power generation, such as this fuel cell installation, requires new ventures to work with energy regulators. Business Wire, CC BYThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. ... Read More...

Segregation policies in federal government in early 20th century harmed Blacks for decades

Guo Xu, Assistant Professor of Business and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley

November 14, 2020

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A 1938 stamp honoring former President Woodrow Wilson, considered one of America's most progressive presidents. iStock / Getty Images PlusEconomic disparities in earnings, health and wealth between Black and wh... Read More...