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How The Family and Medical Leave Act Helped Women’s Careers

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Do policies that it easier for employees to juggle work and family needs increase the ability of women to advance in organizations? New research from Eunmi Mun, Shawna Vican, and MIT Sloan Professor Erin L. Kelly suggests that was indeed the case with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in the U...

Oct 17, 2024
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Press Source: NPR | Planet Money

Why are some nations richer?

This year's economics Nobel went to a trio of researchers whose work focuses on the importance of strong institutions for an economy.

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Press Source: The New York Times

Three receive Nobel in economics for research on global inequality

"Democracy needs to work harder. Many people feel like they don’t have a voice — and that’s not what democracy promises."
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Press Source: Financial Times

Trio of economists wins Nobel prize for work on wealth of nations

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson commended for advancing understanding of inequality.
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