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What is economics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is economics?

...business. It’s about making choices – choices between different uses of limited resources – and most of the resources we need to use in our lives are limited in some way or another. From gender discrimination in the workplace to the influence of trade unions on employment and wages, the price of new cars on the forecourt to new ways of tackling pollution –...
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Turning rebellion into money: The upstarts who sell out
Money & Business

Turning rebellion into money: The upstarts who sell out

...businesses an attractive target for bigger companies...Want to be a multi-millionaire? Well then, start a “rebel business”, generate brand controversy – and then sell it to the capitalists you appeared to despise. That’s one way to do it. [The Conversation] Scottish multinational brewery, distiller and bar chain BrewDog is the most recent version of this story. It...
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When is the best time to buy plane tickets?
Money & Business

When is the best time to buy plane tickets?

...business traveler who’s likely to pay full fare rather than sell the seat prematurely to a price conscious traveler. And no, the airlines do not use cookies to manipulate fare quotes – adjusting their inventory for specific customers appears to be beyond their technical capabilities. What is true about pricing in the airline industry is that carriers use complex and...
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Life after the Olympics: retirement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after the Olympics: retirement

...business. This will give Usain a strong sense of control over his retirement. Despite this, retirement must still be a difficult decision for Bolt, particularly when he is viewed by many as the saviour of athletics – a pressure indeed and his absence from the sport will no doubt be felt when his retirement does come. Ennis-Hill: A decision to be made Whilst Bolt has a...
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Why are public companies vanishing in America?
Money & Business

Why are public companies vanishing in America?

...Business Review article titled “Eclipse of the public corporation,” Jensen (1989) argues that public corporations are inefficient organizational forms because private firms can resolve agency conflicts between investors and managers better than public firms. His prediction initially appeared invalid. As shown in Figure 1, the number of public firms increased sharply...
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Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?
Nature & Environment

Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?

...business benefits and knowledge-sharing on managing natural infrastructure programs. A few new projects and tools are emerging to achieve these two goals. Making the Business Case Natural infrastructure can safeguard and complement traditional water infrastructure systems, for example, by avoiding water pollution that would otherwise need to pass through a conventional...
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Classical studies: it's more than the words
History & The Arts

Classical studies: it's more than the words

...business to set down that which is told me, to believe it is none at all of my business. This I ask the reader to hold true for the whole of my history.' Herodotus 7.152 Some ideas for becoming an historian [Screengrab from Hestia project map] Screengrab from Hestia Project map The word ‘history’ derives from the Greek word ‘historia’ (or historiê in some...
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Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?
Nature & Environment

Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?

...business, and was trying to reach climate change targets in the most market-based… way possible. We are likely to get this more so now as the right of the party is stronger than it was.” A Dirty Brexit allows the British government to perform a bonfire of air pollution regulations, and a Conservative-led administration has every motive for doing so. The ideologically...
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