Business & Economics

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22-Oct-2025

How do land use policies contribute to racial segregation in communities?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research published in International Studies of Economics sheds light on an important but often overlooked driver of racial segregation in housing: minimum lot size zoning policies, or local regulations requiring a minimum amount of land for a property.

Journal

International Studies of Economics

21-Oct-2025

Why it’s not just about money: Who goes to the ballet, opera and symphony

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Why do some people regularly attend the opera, visit art galleries, or go to classical music concerts—while others rarely, if ever, do? The easy answer might be, “They can’t afford it.” But according to recent research from the University of California San Diego Rady School of Management, the real explanation goes far beyond money.

Journal

Journal of the Association for Consumer Research

21-Oct-2025

Changes in colorectal cancer screening modalities among insured individuals

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Among privately insured individuals, the use of colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical tests decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic while stool DNA test use increased, with differences by sex, area-level socioeconomic status, and metropolitan area residence. 

Journal

JAMA Network Open

21-Oct-2025

Disruptive investments can build a cleaner aviation industry

UCD Research & Innovation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Taking greater investment risks with technologies and new lines of business can help lower emissions from the aviation industry, one of the world’s fastest-growing sources of climate pollution, shows new research from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.

Journal

Science

21-Oct-2025

Mizzou researchers help farmers prevent and manage livestock losses

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Farmers handle a wide range of responsibilities to keep operations running — and a routine but often overlooked duty is safely disposing of dead livestock. Left unattended, carcasses can spread disease and jeopardize entire herds or flocks.

Journal

Compost Science & Utilization

21-Oct-2025

Households’ hunt for better savings rates can deepen recessions, finds new study

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Households intensify their search for high-interest savings accounts when the economy turns sour, inadvertently making recessions more severe, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Journal

American Economic Journal Macroeconomics

21-Oct-2025

ESMT Berlin study: Specialist firms can benefit from sharing data with big tech competitors

ESMT Berlin

New research finds that specialist firms can increase their profitability by sharing data with large technology competitors. The study shows that such data sharing can transform rivals into cooperative partners and strategically soften competition.

Journal

Management Science