Topic – Economy
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Homeownership rates connected to unemployment rates
Could homeownership be bad?
Though it has long been perceived as sign of economic security, some economists are finding that high homeownership rates may be perverting the market.
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New program has professionals teaching students real world skills
Citizen Schools in New York
The Citizen Schools program is bringing private sector professionals into urban public schools to share their expertise with youth after classes let out.
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Western economists research happiness in Bhutan
GNH: Gross National Happiness
Straying from their traditional glorification of GNP, Western economists have begun considering the importance of a country's overall happiness.
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How segregation is bad economics
In suburbs and cities alike
A recent study shows that metro regions with higher segregation rates have worse performing economies overall.
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UN warns of environmentally induced poverty epidemic
New report urges action
The United Nation's 2013 Human Development Report warns that without serious changes billions of people could be pushed into extreme poverty.
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Alex Davies
Americans don't get cycling
Here's what Americans don't get about cycling - and why it's a problem
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Houston neighborhood organizing against Keystone XL
Manchester borders refineries
Some residents of Manchester, where 90 percent of the tar sands crude would be processed, are fighting the development of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Alex Steffen
Economy will be urban, green
The 21st century economy will be urban, high tech, and green
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