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Research: The Business of Bribery

By Alana Conner

A new study from Indonesia shows that extortionists respond to market forces in much the same way as do lawful businesspeople.

Research: Urban Emissionscapes

By Alana Conner

The mystery is over: A 10-city comparison of greenhouse gas emissions per capita pinpoints the sources of those emissions.

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Research: Start Them Younger

By Alana Conner

Children between the ages of 8 and 12 are an energetic, useful, yet largely overlooked pool of volunteer labor.

Medicare Saves Lives

By Alana Conner

Patients insured by Medicare are less likely to die within a week of hospital admission than their slightly younger counterparts.

Diversity Brings the Dollars

By Alana Conner

More diverse workplaces have higher revenues, more customers, larger market shares, and greater relative profits.

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Why They Stayed

By Alana Conner

New research reveals the economic hardships that Katrina's "stayers" were battling and the abundance of negative opinions about them.

How to Survive the Recession

By Alana Conner

The current recession has left few nonprofits unscathed and has hit theaters particularly hard. Creative entrepreneurial changes have proven more effective than the traditional belt-tightening.

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Think Passionate

By Alana Conner

Investors screen for entrepreneurial passion when making funding decisions.