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November 30, 2018

Al Jazeera , BBC News, Quartz, Al Jazeera, Handelsblatt

Friday news roundup November 30, 2018

Farmers in India are protesting for debt relief whilst the Nigerian labor force is experiencing a serious job crisis. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.

Farmers in India are protesting for debt relief whilst the Nigerian labor force is experiencing a serious job crisis. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.
November 29, 2018

The BBC

Unconditional offers are on the rise at UK universities

Some universities in the UK may be using unconditional offers to tempt students through the door, according to university admissions service Ucas.

Some universities in the UK may be using unconditional offers to tempt students through the door, according to university admissions service Ucas.
November 27, 2018

The Guardian, The Independent

A climate-warming El Niño event is likely in 2019, UN agency says

Temperatures could rise by 1.2C in a climate-warming El Niño event in February 2019, a UN agency has said.

Temperatures could rise by 1.2C in a climate-warming El Niño event in February 2019, a UN agency has said.
November 26, 2018

The New York Times

How can technology tackle the challenges of an aging population?

A French hospital has trialled the use of a companion robot to help nursing staff care for the elderly.

A French hospital has trialled the use of a companion robot to help nursing staff care for the elderly.
November 23, 2018

Quartz, The Independent, BBC News, The Guardian, BBC News

Friday news roundup November 23, 2018

The US president threatened to close the US-Mexico border while the Japanese goverment is contemplating paying people to move out of Tokyo. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.

The US president threatened to close the US-Mexico border while the Japanese goverment is contemplating paying people to move out of Tokyo. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.
November 22, 2018

The Guardian, Evening Standard, Thomson Reuters, The Ecologist

Air pollution shortens global life expectancy by 2 years, report finds

Air pollution, mostly caused by burning fossil fuels, has become the greatest global threat to human health, a report has found.

Air pollution, mostly caused by burning fossil fuels, has become the greatest global threat to human health, a report has found.
November 20, 2018

The New York Times

What happens to small US cities neglected by technology giants?

Policymakers are researching ways in which the US can avoid its smaller poorer cities being left behind whilst large technology firms consistently choose to base headquarters in bigger wealthier cities.

Policymakers are researching ways in which the US can avoid its smaller poorer cities being left behind whilst large technology firms consistently choose to base headquarters in bigger wealthier cities.

Global news from IZA World of Labor

News from IZA World of Labor

Friday news roundup November 30, 2018

Unconditional offers are on the rise at UK universities

A climate-warming El Niño event is likely in 2019, UN agency says

How can technology tackle the challenges of an aging population?

Friday news roundup November 23, 2018

Air pollution shortens global life expectancy by 2 years, report finds

What happens to small US cities neglected by technology giants?

Performance-related pay and productivity

Firms, sorting, and the immigrant–native earnings gap

The relationship between recessions and health

Should divorce be easier or harder?

The dynamics of training programs for the unemployed

Who benefits from return migration to developing countries?

Gender differences in competitiveness

Labor market policies, unemployment, and identity

Do rising returns to education justify “helicopter” parenting?

The Danish labor market, 2000–2020