Economics : Science World Report

Mar 29, 2017 03:50 AM EDT

Income Disparity And Physics: Explaining Economic Condition Of A Country With The Help Of Laws Of Physics

Why rich people are getting richer and poor are becoming poorer?

Aug 28, 2015 04:54 PM EDT

Artificial Leaf May be a Boon to the Renewable Energy Industry

Researchers are looking into creating an artificial leaf that could be a major boon to the energy industry.

Mar 14, 2014 11:52 PM EDT

Exchange Rates and Market Prices Shown to Behave Like Particles in a Molecular Fluid

The swings in market prices and exchange rates have the same foundations as molecule movements in physics. This has been demonstrated by a team of scientists from Switzerland and Japan.

Feb 06, 2014 08:43 PM EST

How ‘Dark Pools’ Can Help Public Stock Markets

New paper suggests private exchanges actually increase the ratio of well-informed investors participating in public markets.

Feb 03, 2014 08:20 PM EST

Natural Gas Abundance May Spur Energy Boom

During last week’s State of the Union Address, President Obama preached the importance of the energy boom as a means for economic revival. "One of the biggest factors in bringing more jobs back is our commitment to American energy," he said. "Businesses plan to invest almost $100 billion in new fa...

Jan 24, 2014 11:10 AM EST

Global Warming Will (Eventually) Worsen World Economic Conditions

It turns out that climate change is both real and man-made--and may cost the world quite a bit. According to the Copenhagen Consensus Center, "Climate change is real and man-made...After year 2070, global warming will become a net cost to the world, justifying cost-effective climate action."

Jan 10, 2014 04:22 PM EST

Better Bankruptcies for Banks Possible With Transparency

New study shows that more transparent accounting helps bidders, lowers costs when financial institutions fail.

Dec 10, 2013 03:07 PM EST

Network Theory to Strengthen the Banking System

Since the beginning of the financial crises that erupted in 2008, numerous governments have injected public funds into the banking system in order to prevent the failure of some entities and avoid the collective collapse of the system itself.

Dec 09, 2013 04:41 PM EST

Polarized Labor Market Leaving More Employees in Service Jobs

Study: U.S. job market is putting more workers in positions with limited upside and leverage.

Nov 08, 2013 09:47 PM EST

Why Too Much Privacy is Bad for the Economy

Tesco, a British grocer with global status, has this week teamed up with Alan Sugar’s Amscreen to take personalised advertising to the next level. By means of Amscreen’s proprietary facial recognition technology, Tesco is introducing cameras that determine your age and gender when you reach the ...

Oct 21, 2013 11:51 PM EDT

The 'Great Rent Wars' of New York City

Historian Robert Fogelson's new book uncovers the origins of rent control in a World War I-era fight between tenants and landlords for control of New York real estate.

Oct 11, 2013 11:23 PM EDT