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New Research Shows Just How Much We Hate Winners
New research by economists at the Universities of Warwick and Oxford has provided surprising information on just how much people hate a winner. It also shows what lengths human beings are prepared to go to damage a winner out of a sense of envy or fairness. The researchers, Professor Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick and Dr Daniel Zizzo... view more... (2002-02-12)
Shift toward services industries won't end global warming
The shift toward a service-based economy won't automatically reduce the amount of greenhouse gases (GHS) in the air, a University of Minnesota researcher has found. His research contradicts assumptions about global warming often preferred by some economists and national policy experts. view more (2006-11-02)
K-State research shows consumers can predict inflation as well as professional economists
When it comes to predicting the rate of inflation, professional economists might tell consumers, "Your guess is as good as mine." view more (2008-08-26)
Can Shopping Behavior Indicate Your Personality Type?
The holiday season is the busiest shopping time of the year. In fact, more than 147 million shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday weekend this year according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. And annually during this time, economists pay close attention to the shopping trends. view more (2007-12-07)
New study suggests winter babies face socioeconomic disadvantages
Many of us may often feel that we've been born under an unlucky sign. Now, new research by a pair of University of Notre Dame economists suggests that some of us are, in fact, born in an unlucky season. view more (2009-01-08)
Brown Economists Measure GDP Growth from Outer Space
Measurements of economic growth often fall short for developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and are rarely calculated at all for cities throughout the world. In a new working paper, three Brown University economists suggest a way to improve GDP estimates for such areas by using images of nighttime lights as seen from outer space. view more (2009-09-08)
Inequality, 'silver spoon' effect found in ancient societies
The so-called "silver spoon" effect -- in which wealth is passed down from one generation to another -- is well established in some of the world's most ancient economies. view more (2009-10-30)
New Research Says Being Top Dog Makes us Happier Than Simply Getting Top Dollar
New research by a group of economists and psychology researchers at the University of Warwick reveals that our rank position within an organisation has a bigger effect on our happiness within that job than the happiness generated by our actual level of pay. In short being top dog makes us happier than simply getting top dollar. The researchers,... view more... (2003-10-02)
Buying and selling habitats to help wildlife
Tradable permits are all the rage in environmental policy. They are already used internationally to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality. view more (2007-10-15)
Economists Find Just how Much People Value The Status of Personalised Car Number Plates
Status matters a lot to human beings. Economists have long understood this, but have found it almost impossible to research and understand how much we value things that we believe give us status but seem to have little other use. Most economics textbooks simply ignore concerns about status, but now University of Warwick Economics researchers... view more... (2002-08-06)
'Smart' process may boost economics of biofuel production
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory believe they've identified a simpler way to generate biofuels - a one-step process to convert cellulose found in plant material and other biomass into a chemical that can serve as a precursor to make fuels and plastics. view more (2009-06-08)
Tackling climate change with new permits to pollute
A new way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and tackle climate change had been unveiled by leading economists. view more (2009-01-06)
Adolescents, risks and the pitfalls of rationality
Is it a good idea to swim with sharks? Is it smart to drink a bottle of Drano? What about setting your hair on fire - is that a good thing to do? view more (2006-11-14)
Invitation to the Media - Environmental Catastrophe Hits London
A major interdisciplinary conference on environmental catastrophes in the recent geological past will be held at Brunel University from 28 August to 2 September 2002. All media are welcome to attend, by prior arrangement with the Conference Organiser (see Further Information). Although the Conference is being promoted by the Geological Society of... view more... (2002-08-07)
Hope remains for Alzheimer's sufferers
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), who last week rejected appeals to allow patients with mild Alzheimer's to receive the life-changing medication donepezil (Aricept®), will hopefully re-appraise their decision in three-years time. view more (2006-10-31)
People Use Separate Brain Mechanisms to Make Ambiguous and Risky Choices
Distinct regions of the human brain are activated when people are faced with ambiguous choices versus choices involving only risk, Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered. view more (2006-03-06)
The pound is dead
WAKE up Britain-you`re already in the euro. A new analysis of data from foreign exchange markets shows that the pound sterling and the euro have always behaved as if they are the same currency. Surprisingly, these revelations are not the work of economists or bankers. They come from a pair of... view more... (2001-12-05)
European coastal zone management becomes hot item
The Institute for Environmental Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is to organise jointly with the University of East Anglia a four-day workshop on the future of European coastal zone management, at the invitation of the European Commission. From Monday, 4 June to Thursday, 5 June, a group of fifty European coastal zone managers,... view more... (2003-05-22)
The socio-economic dimension of telecoms - Eurescom mess@ge 2/2004
Socio-economic questions have become ever more important for the telecoms industry. What difference do information and communication technologies make to our everyday life? What are the usage and adoption patterns of communications technologies? How is the telecommunications sector impacting the global economy? The answers to these questions are... view more... (2004-07-05)
Fraunhofer ISI Receives Good Marks in Economic Sciences
Among all German economic science institutions (universities as well as research institutes) there are only eight that are above average in the international comparison. The Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe belongs to this group. This was shown by an international study on economic research that the German... view more... (2003-02-04)
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