BYSaabira Chaudhuri Relevancy Score: 100 Thu Nov 20, 2008 at 12:56 PM
A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research reveals that a ban on fast food advertising during children's programming would reduce obesity rates in America's youth by 14-18%.READ»
BYCali Yost Relevancy Score: 24 Thu Oct 15, 2009 at 11:46 AM
A year ago, the economic downturn was in full gear. As layoffs gained momentum, I loudly promoted a more flexible approach to downsizing as an alternative to knee jerk job cuts. If executed correctly and ...READ»
"Consumer spending is about 70 percent of the GDP and this looks like the lowest it has been in two decades, which goes to show that in the fourth quarter we are going into the recession, said Bill Walsh, president of Hennion & Walsh in Parsippany, New Jersey."READ»
BY Ryan Blitstein Relevancy Score: 16 Tue Dec 1, 2009 at 1:00 PM
A global league of economists called J-PAL is deploying its experimental methods and one all-powerful asset -- data -- to explain human behavior, change how we help the poor, and try to save the world.READ»
BYCorey Blay Relevancy Score: 10 Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 10:10 AM
March 20, 2005
Toward a Unified Theory of Black America
By STEPHEN J. DUBNER
oland G. Fryer Jr. is 27 years old and he is an assistant professor of economics at Harvard and he is black. Yes, 27 is young to be ...READ»
