Parents are burdened with an invisible 'tax' Parents contribute with two and a half times more resources to societal reproduction than non-parents
Stock markets are facing a major challenge: Algorithms Algorithms have a hold on the stock markets that has fuelled the need for regulation. But how do we regulate what we don’t understand? The second generation of trading algorithms are designing their own investment strategies – and they are so complicated that we are unable to understand them.
Dogs and cats are big business in Sweden Just how many jobs do pets — and their loving owners — actually create? Swedish researchers have now provided some numbers to answer that exact question.
Average Swedes can do as well as financial experts Some investors could be making poor choices because of their earlier successes.
Economists: Too little transparency in research At least 61 per cent of economic studies can be reproduced, but that is not enough, say economists.
Irrigation is the source of inequality Water scarcity in the past laid the ground for large differences in wealth and political power today.
Why some companies are becoming environmental activists OPINION: After decades of activists campaigning against companies’ poor environmental records, are companies suddenly becoming environmental activists themselves?
Professor: let’s fight corruption in Africa effectively Foreign aid in Africa often lands in the wrong pockets. This leads many to call for a stop to aid Africa’s poor. A Professor of law suggests new, more sustainable solutions to the dilemma.
Professor: rising inequality could lead to a revolution Danish economists fear inequality will keep growing and they worry about the consequences. In the worst event, there could be a revolution.
Outsourcing to China doesn’t pay off Danish companies are barking up the wrong tree when they shift their production to China. There is actually more profit in sending part of the production to expensive countries such as Germany, new study suggests.
Experience economy brimming with potential OPINION: In these days of economic uncertainty, businesses ought to make better use of recent research into the experience economy. Perhaps co-creation and individualisation can save us from the crisis, argue the editors of a new book about the latest research into the experience economy.
Intestinal researchers: We're wasting huge sums on overtreatment Too much money is being spent on expensive treatment for patients with intestinal diseases who don’t need the treatment, argue researchers.
Greenlandic villages have a future The future is uncertain for many Greenlandic villages, and some will disappear, predicts political scientist, who nevertheless sees hope for the well-functioning villages that have an industrial base.
Optimists win sealed-bid auctions But optimism doesn’t always pay off. The winner can end up a loser.
Why some countries are richer than others Economists face huge challenges when trying to find the exact reasons for wealth and growth. A new thesis argues that the Roman Catholic order of Cistercians formed the basis for prosperity in the West.
