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Opinion: There’s no such thing as a natural-born gambler | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-natural-born-gambler22 Apr 2016: Inequality is another good indicator for gambling, both statistically and on the ground. ... Where I did my fieldwork, gambling arrived with the return of the first migrant labourers, young men who, along with a knowledge of gambling, brought back what -
Using experts ‘inexpertly’ leads to policy failure, warn researchers…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/using-experts-inexpertly-leads-to-policy-failure-warn-researchers14 Oct 2015: A seemingly straightforward question, ‘How many diseased animals are there in the area?’ for example, could be interpreted very differently by different people. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 14 Oct 2015. -
Younger workers hit harder by coronavirus economic shock in UK and US …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/younger-workers-hit-harder-by-coronavirus-economic-shock-in-uk-and-us3 Apr 2020: workers and those at the bottom of the income distribution hit hardest,” said Dr Christopher Rauh from the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Economics, who led the research. ... Listen to Dr Chris Rauh and Dr Meredith Crowley from the Faculty of -
How yaks and humans have lived in partnership for centuries |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-yaks-and-humans-have-lived-in-partnership-for-centuries18 Nov 2015: They are a much prized and beloved livestock, and yak-rearing knowledge is something people are proud of. ... Yak herders know their environment intimately, and this knowledge is culturally encoded, as seminal studies by Bhutanese scholars, such as Dasho -
World’s most threatened seabirds visit remote plastic pollution…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/worlds-most-threatened-seabirds-visit-remote-plastic-pollution-hotspots-study-finds-04 Jul 2023: This leaves less space for food, and can cause internal injuries or release toxins.”. ... This highlights the need for international cooperation to tackle plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.”. -
Nan Shepherd celebrated: the Scottish writer who knew mountains |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/nan-shepherd-celebrated-the-scottish-writer-who-knew-mountains4 May 2016: Macfarlane suggests that Shepherd’s focus on a particular place, one not far from her doorstep, led to a deepening rather than a restriction of knowledge. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 04 May 2016. -
Poet, activist, bird watcher: exploring John Clare as nature writer | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/poet-activist-bird-watcher-exploring-john-clare-as-nature-writer29 Aug 2017: He possesses a depth of knowledge only achievable by painstaking observation of birds’ behaviour as it changes with the seasons. ... His patient observation is rewarded with an intimate knowledge which is exhibited throughout his prose and poetry. -
Economic activity has halved during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/economic-activity-has-halved-during-spains-coronavirus-lockdown-study-suggests15 Apr 2020: As such, a 'back-of-the-envelope calculation' for consumption movement during the pandemic suggests growth of just over 4% prior to lockdown dropped sharply to a -13% decline in average ... Study co-author Professor Sevi Rodriguez Mora, of the University -
Loving beggars: how to avoid the trap of stereotyping | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/loving-beggars-how-to-avoid-the-trap-of-stereotyping8 Aug 2013: As a student of economics, first in Germany and then in the UK, I took part in countless seminars in which poverty was reduced to numbers, statistics, abstract trends. ... The financial crisis confronted me with the impotence of economics and, living in -
Economic damage could be worse without lockdown and social distancing …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/economic-damage-could-be-worse-without-lockdown-and-social-distancing-study29 Apr 2020: The study uses US economic and population data, but the researchers say their findings have implications for most developed economies. ... Cambridge’s Faculty of Economics. -
Reporting from Zimbabwe: why the sanctions must be lifted |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-why-the-sanctions-must-be-lifted24 Aug 2013: The current situation with the sanctions is not ideal for reasons other than diplomacy. ... The finger of blame for economic crisis is, therefore, pointed firmly at the West. -
What is it really like to work in scientific research today? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-is-it-really-like-to-work-in-scientific-research-today12 Dec 2013: Course leader for the ‘Cambridge Science: behind the scenes’ programme is Dr Erica Bithell, whose research in crystallography contributes to understanding how the properties of functional materials are related to their ... For more information about -
Global economic institute creates partnership with Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/global-economic-institute-creates-partnership-with-cambridge-economists15 Feb 2013: Applied Economics, Mohammed El Erian, the Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance, The Isaac Newton Trust and the Faculty of Economics. ... It will help us to consolidate further the status of the Faculty as a leading centre for fundamental -
‘Carbon bubble’ coming that could wipe trillions from the global…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/carbon-bubble-coming-that-could-wipe-trillions-from-the-global-economy-study4 Jun 2018: However, new research suggests that the momentum behind technological change in the global power and transportation sectors will lead to a dramatic decline in demand for fossil fuels in the near ... from Cambridge University’s Centre for Environment, -
Lessons from history: how Europe did (and didn’t) grow rich |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/lessons-from-history-how-europe-did-and-didnt-grow-rich24 Mar 2013: current economic crisis and return to the sustained growth we had begun to take for granted. ... Dr Victoria Bateman is Fellow and College Lecturer in Economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. -
Opinion: Economics has a serious gender problem – it needs more women …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-economics-has-a-serious-gender-problem-it-needs-more-women28 Oct 2016: If economics is to change for the better and not for the worse, economists need to draw on new ideas and new voices. ... In the UK, the proportion of girls studying for an economics degree has been on a downward as opposed to upward trend. -
Reporting from Zimbabwe: a visit to Harare’s biggest township |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-a-visit-to-harares-biggest-township17 Aug 2013: Despite this, the only election posters I see here are for Zanu-PF. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. Places. 2024 University of Cambridge. -
Opinion: What do our spending habits reveal about our romantic…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-what-do-our-spending-habits-reveal-about-our-romantic-intentions16 Feb 2016: on conspicuous luxury goods, for example a new car, a new watch, a new cell phone or a nice holiday. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 16 Feb 2016. -
Opinion: Why Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-why-ethiopia-is-on-track-to-become-africas-industrial-powerhouse23 Jun 2016: In 2012 they accounted for 63% of all firms operating in the sector. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 23 Jun 2016. -
Reporting from Zimbabwe: a family in Bulawayo talks about politics |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-a-family-in-bulawayo-talks-about-politics10 Aug 2013: I first met this family over a year ago when I stayed with them for five weeks. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. Places. 2024 University of Cambridge.
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