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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 9-Sep-2025 17:11 ET (9-Sep-2025 21:11 GMT/UTC)

Data from 1,000 farms over 13 years prove that agricultural survival depends on being flexible without losing stability

University of Córdoba
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study by UCO's Department of Agricultural Economics, Finance and Accounting identifies stability and flexibility as the two components of farms' economic resilience and underscores the need for more targeted agricultural policies to ensure their effectiveness

Journal: Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Study on “blue economy” shows interdependence between Brazil’s coastal and inland regions

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Economic activities that depend directly on marine resources account for 2.91% of gross domestic product and 1.07% of employment. However, when the indirect effects of their linkages with other sectors are considered, the impact increases to 4.45% of employment and 6.39% of the country’s GDP.

Journal: npj Ocean Sustainability
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Analysis documents changing trends in U.S. carbon emissions

Carnegie Mellon University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The United States was the world’s largest source of carbon emissions for more than a century. In a new analysis, researchers document the changing trends in U.S. carbon emissions from the late 19th century to the early 21st century, focusing on emissions from fossil fuels and industry. They discuss the main factors that contributed to the rollercoaster of changes in historical carbon emissions. The authors close by offering lessons from the U.S. experience for developing countries.

Journal: Journal of Economic Perspectives
Funder: Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University

Consumers prefer self-checkout when buying stigmatized products, study shows

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Self-checkout registers have become ubiquitous in grocery stores as they provide convenience and efficiency for customers. They also offer more privacy with no human directly monitoring your purchases. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at whether shoppers prefer self-checkout when buying potentially stigmatized items, including condoms, pregnancy tests, period products, hemorrhoid cream, and diarrhea relief.

Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

Estimated out-of-pocket costs for patients with common cancers and private insurance

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this study of individuals with private insurance, patients faced high out-of-pocket costs (OOPCs) after an incident diagnosis of cancer, with patients with more advanced cancer having the highest OOPCs. Further research is needed to determine the clinical and financial effects of increased OOPCs for patients with cancer.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Living with sons over 30 interferes with mothers' wellbeing

Universitat Jaume I

Analysis of data from the Family Financial Survey, included in the Spanish Statistical Plan, shows that parents aged 50-75 living together with children over 30 in the family home has an adverse effect on the well-being of mothers, especially if they are adult male sons.

In Southern European countries, more than 40% of adults aged 25-34 live at home with their parents and the average age of leaving the family home is 29.8 years. Apart from economic aspects, the cultural contexts of Mediterranean countries seem to explain these results, as they are traditionally characterised by stronger family ties and a less equal division of household labour.

Journal: Social Science & Medicine

Counterfeited in China: New book assesses state of industry and its future

Rutgers University Newark School of Criminal Justice
Book Announcement

In a new book, a Rutgers University professor investigates this lucrative underground industry and its emergence in China, the global capital of counterfeit manufacturing.

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