Chains of Labor: The Global Stranglehold on Worker Rights
A new report from Binghamton University underscores the global neglect of worker rights, ranking countries on their human rights observances and identifying a decline in…
Socioeconomics News
Socioeconomics is an area of study that examines the relationship between economic activity and social life. It integrates insights from both economics and sociology to understand how economic processes affect societies and how societal norms and actions influence economic outcomes. This multidisciplinary approach explores topics such as wealth distribution, social mobility, labor markets, and the role of institutions in shaping economic behavior. Socioeconomics addresses issues like inequality, poverty, access to education, and the impact of government policies on different groups within society. By analyzing these factors, socioeconomics helps to provide a deeper understanding of how economic opportunities and resources are distributed across a population. This field is particularly relevant in policy-making and planning, as it offers insights that can help design more effective and equitable economic strategies to improve societal welfare.
New Research Links Chronic Pain to Socioeconomic Background
New research indicates that the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain may be influenced by factors such as socioeconomic status, fear of movement, smoking, and weaker…
When the Night Shift Turns Into a Nightmare: Sleep Disorders Unmasked
New study shows that working night shifts favors development of sleep disorders, particularly in young adults with a lower education. Sleep is critical for daytime…
The Real Drivers of Global Migration: A Twenty-Year Analysis Debunks Common Narrative
New research shows that socioeconomic factors play a larger role than climate. A study has found that socioeconomic conditions, rather than climate factors, are the…
COVID Cages: Pandemic Has Reduced Diverse Urban Interactions
Mobility-related data show the pandemic has had a lasting effect, limiting the breadth of places people visit in cities. A study by MIT reveals that…
New Study Finds That Greater Gender Equality Could Increase Life Expectancy
The world’s first study to examine the correlation between gender equality and life expectancy has revealed that both women and men live longer as gender…
Impacting Even Affluent Neighborhoods: Where You Live Can Affect Your Ability To Conceive
According to the authors, investments in deprived areas could improve fertility. According to a recent Oregon State University study, residents of socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods are…
Researchers Reveal That These 6 Types of People Are Least Likely To Be Prepared for Disaster
A new study identifies “socially vulnerable” people who are not prepared. Which Americans are least likely to be ready to respond when confronted with calamities…
Economists Show International Trade Can Worsen Income Inequality
Using Ecuador as a case study, economists show international trade widens the income gap in individual countries. International trade intensifies domestic income inequality, at least…
Breastfeeding for Longer Associated With Improved Cognitive Scores
Breastfeeding duration is linked with improved cognitive scores at ages 5 through 14, even after controlling for socioeconomic position and maternal cognitive ability, according to…
Digital Divide: Data Portal Highlights Internet Inequities in Chicago
In an effort to reduce disparities, the University of Chicago Data Science Institute launches a data portal to guide research, policy, and community action. The…
Identifying Global Poverty From Space – Estimating Worldwide Economic Wellbeing
Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people still live without access to reliable and affordable electricity, which…
Social Vulnerability: ZIP Codes Matter When It Comes to Severe COVID-19
Patients from more socially vulnerable areas were sicker when they got to hospitals, but did just as well by the time they left – suggesting…
Barred From Employment: Most Unemployed Young Men Have Criminal Records
Findings suggested new approach needed to aid the unemployed. More than half of unemployed American men in their 30s have a history of being arrested…
Eating Vegetables Does NOT Protect Against Heart Disease
Large-scale study finds that eating vegetables does not protect against cardiovascular disease. Previous positive studies may not have sufficiently corrected for confounding socioeconomic and lifestyle…
Climate Change Set To Send Costs of Flooding Soaring – Pioneering Research Forecasts Financial Toll
Climate change could result in the financial toll of flooding rising by more than a quarter in the United States by 2050 – and disadvantaged…
MIT Field Experiment: A “Big Push” To Lift People Out of Poverty
MIT field experiment from India finds a one-time economic boost helps the very poor fare better for at least a decade. A field experiment in…
Depression Rates Tripled and Symptoms Intensified During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic
People with lower incomes and who experienced multiple COVID-related stressors were more likely to feel the toll of the pandemic, as the socioeconomic inequities in…