Simple tweak could nearly double the amount you give to charity
Scientists find that changing who pays for what boosts people's willingness to give money
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A disagreement over climate-conflict link heats up
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Updated: Big business regulation theory yields economics Nobel Prize
French economist Jean Tirole wins 2014 award for "for his analysis of market power and regulation" -
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Unwitting humans assist lizard invasions across the Caribbean
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Experts be damned: World population will continue to rise
New analysis finds that population will not level off in 21st century, as many had believed -
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Languages are being wiped out by economic growth
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Surprise, surprise: Americans hold on to their paychecks
Study finds that we're no more likely to spend money on the day we get paid -
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How much did your university pay for your journals?
Economists reveal surprising variety in prices charged for journal bundles by three major academic publishers -
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Training the Brain to Lift Toddlers Out of Poverty
Early intervention increases earnings 20 years later -
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