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Why do gay men generally earn less than heterosexual men, and lesbian women more than heterosexual women? New research aims to find out why, and how LGBTQ+ inclusivity can be improved.
Football is among the largest employers in Ghana.
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Most Ghanaian footballers have poor levels of financial literacy and financial behaviour.
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New research suggests parenthood strengthens a ‘traditional’ approach to home life.
Younger generations are finding it harder to meet traditional financial milestones.
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Owning a home by age 30 is increasingly a distant dream thanks to a growing generational wealth gap.
The triple lock increases some benefits payments by inflation, earnings or 2.5%, whichever is highest.
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The reintroduction of the pensions triple lock means the increase in weekly payments could vastly outpace earnings growth
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Savings are up, but inequality remains rife.
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Some economists think it should be replaced.
‘Who are you calling pessimistic?’
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Superior optimism is often given as the reason why men earn more than women.
Corn yields can suffer in high heat.
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Much of the US has been experiencing heat waves in recent weeks. An economist explains how the often record-high temperatures can affect the economy.
A woman uses a scarf to cover her mouth to protect against air pollution as she walks on street in Beijing in 2016.
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Earnings management is one of those genteel business terms that looks a lot less innocent the more you study it.
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The government’s race report suggests ethnic minority graduates gain less from university because of poor course choices. Our findings show that’s not quite true.
Tomorrow’s good jobs will require digital skills like programming.
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What’s more, higher education holds the key to ensuring humans are equipped with the necessary skills to work alongside AI.
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Traditional expectations can be a problem in relationships.
United Airlines officials testify after United physically forced a customer off a Chicago flight.
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United Airlines faced a public relations nightmare when they dragged a man off a flight in 2017 – until the blame shifted back to the victim.
Students in the electrical program at H.C. Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden, Connecticut practice their skills.
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Students who get admitted to Connecticut’s career and technical education high schools are more likely to graduate and earn significantly more than peers who barely missed the cut.
Extra education has been shown to pay off in the long run.
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Students who plan to get more education than is required for the career they hope to have end up earning higher salaries as a result, a new analysis shows.
Behaviours identified as early as kindergarten are clues about larger contexts that have lifelong consequences for individuals and society.
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Inattention is one of the most important early behavioural risk factors for a range of adverse life outcomes, including lower earnings.
First-generation college students face uneven prospects well after college.
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First-generation college students earn substantially less than their peers whose parents went to college, new research shows.
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The rise of superstar companies that dominate their industries may be partly to blame for the lack of wage growth in the US in recent years. It could also suggest a solution.
Is the scale telling the truth?
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A new study explores whether how we perceive our body weight affects our prospects in the job market and at work.