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Global fisheries: Benefits, trade-offs of alternative approaches to recovering depleted fisheries
Source: JournalistsResource.orgBlack Friday and Cyber Monday: Consumer intentions on two major shopping days
Source: JournalistsResource.orgMedical spending among the U.S. elderly
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Strategic default and unemployment: What factors affect the likelihood that homeowners will default on their home mortgages?
Source: JournalistsResource.orgCovering the financial markets intelligently
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Reporting intelligently about the financial markets has become increasingly important as more people have added stocks to their financial portfolios. Just 40 years ago less than 20% of U.S. households had some sort of stock ownership; now more than half do. While stocks are the most widely known financial product traded in the markets, others include bonds (debt, essentially), commodities and futures contracts, and currency.
The relationship between city size and food prices and availability
Source: JournalistsResource.orgCasino revenues and retail property values: The Detroit case
Source: JournalistsResource.orgSaving for retirement: Overcoming human biases and knowledge deficits
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The societal shift from defined retirement benefits (pensions) to contribution retirement savings mechanisms — for example, the 401(k) — has placed a greater burden on the decision-making capacity of Americans. As this dynamic continues to unfold, evidence suggests that many people are not making wise investment choices for their retirement money.