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Global fisheries: Benefits, trade-offs of alternative approaches to recovering depleted fisheries
Source: JournalistsResource.orgMOOCs and online learning: Research roundup
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Insights from happiness studies from around the world
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHappiness is universally acknowledged to be a good thing, but how individuals and societies attain it is subject to no small number of variables. In particular, assessments by sociologists and psychologists show little correlation between self-reported levels of happiness and income.
Progressive taxation and the subjective well-being of nations
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To what extent can governmental policies help cultivate a relatively prosperous, secure and free citizenry? A 2011 study published in Psychological Science, “Progressive Taxation and the Subjective Well-Being of Nations,” evaluates the impact of progressive taxation — a higher tax rate for the rich and a lower one for the poor — on levels of satisfaction and well-being.
Changing attitudes toward marriage and children in six countries
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Changes in family structure and attitudes toward family have obviously taken place in the past few decades across the West. Family-related data are often assessed at the national level, but how do similar countries compare with one another?
Labor unions and life satisfaction: Evidence from new data
Source: JournalistsResource.orgEquality and inequality in the Arab region
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