By Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…
Tag: economy
This year’s Nobel prize exposes economics’ problem with colonialism
By Jostein Hauge, University of Cambridge Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson have been awarded the 2024 Nobel memorial…
Official US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship
By Mark Robert Rank, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis The number of Americans living in poverty,…
13 killed, dozens injured after security forces clash with protestors in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 13 people were killed, and dozens more injured following nearly a week of protests over…
‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
By Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University How many people don’t have a bank account? And just how difficult has it…
Africa-US trade: Agoa deal expires in 2025 – an expert unpacks what it’s achieved in 23 years
By David Luke, London School of Economics and Political Science African governments are seeking an extension of the African Growth…
Letting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food – new research
By Grace Melo, Texas A&M University; Andrea Leschewski, South Dakota State University, and Kyle Jones, University of Kentucky The share…
South African tourism: informal traders need support, not more red tape
By Alicia Fourie, University of Pretoria and Derick Blaauw, North-West University South Africa is an attractive tourist destination for foreign…
As BRICS cooperation accelerates, is it time for the US to develop a BRICS policy?
By Mihaela Papa, Tufts University; Frank O’Donnell, Boston College, and Zhen Han, Sacred Heart University When leaders of the BRICS…
Diverse teams can improve engineering outcomes − but recent affirmative action decision may hinder efforts to create diverse teams
By Lorraine Dowler, Penn State It may seem intuitive that teams made up of people with a diversity of perspectives,…