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Paper: Air pollution via wildfire smoke increases suicide risk in rural counties
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Air pollution poses well-established risks to physical health, but an emerging body of research says that it may also have adverse effects on mental health. New research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign economist examining the relationship between air pollution via drifting wildfire smoke exposure and suicide risk found large-scale evidence […]
New paper points to better way to assess noncognitive abilities
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New research led by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert who studies personnel psychology shows a better way to assess noncognitive abilities such as a job candidate’s personality and vocational interests using the “graded forced-choice format.” The scientific study of a person’s soft skills heavily relies on self-reported measures – for example, […]
What explains labor strife among US workers?
President Biden has been heralded as the most pro-labor president ever. So why are American workers – from Hollywood actors to auto workers – mired in so much labor strife? Robert Bruno is a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the director of the Project for Middle Class […]
Should President Biden intervene in potential UPS strike?
Michael LeRoy is an expert in labor law and labor relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. LeRoy, who advised the Council of Economic Advisors for President George W. Bush during the last national emergency labor dispute in October 2001, spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the likelihood of President […]
What’s at stake in Hollywood labor strikes?
Michael LeRoy is an expert in labor law and labor relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. LeRoy, who advised the Council of Economic Advisors for President George W. Bush during the last national emergency labor dispute in October 2001, spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the writers’ and actors’ […]
Paper: CEO stock ownership affects medical device recall timing
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Firms whose chief executive officers also own company stock often delay the decision to recall faulty medical devices until long after they become aware of a defect, according to a new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign analytics expert. The net effect of slow-walking the decision to recall a defective […]
Paper: Air pollution via wildfire smoke takes toll on labor markets
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Wildfires emit large amounts of smoke containing harmful pollutants that can drift for hundreds or thousands of miles away from their source, as shown by this summer’s Canadian wildfires, which created air quality problems as far afield as New York City. A new paper co-written by a team of University of Illinois […]
What’s the transformative potential of artificial intelligence?
Robert Brunner is the associate dean for innovation and chief disruption officer at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Brunner spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence technology such as ChatGPT. There’s been a lot of hype about artificial intelligence […]
New book chronicles personal, professional journey studying futures markets
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. —A new book by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in agricultural commodity markets explores a lifetime spent studying the massive markets that underpin the global financial system. Scott Irwin, the Laurence J. Norton Chair of Agricultural Marketing in the department of agricultural and consumer economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is […]
Should the workweek be shortened to four days?
A four-day workweek pilot study in the U.K. was so successful recently that most companies in the experiment decided to keep the shortened week. Robert Bruno is a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the director of the Project for Middle Class Renewal, a research-based initiative tasked with […]
New climate change model finds nuanced relationship between temperature, conflict
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new framework for studying the intersection of climate anomalies and social conflicts finds a strong link between temperature fluctuations and aggregated global conflicts, in a paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign analytics expert. Climate anomalies such as rainfall and temperature deviations are often associated with social conflict via civilian […]
Paper: Within-job gender pay gap persists
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Despite great advances in gender equality, a pay gap persists for women working the same job as their male counterparts, says new research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert who studies gender inequality in the workplace. Although it’s commonly thought that the overall pay gap between men and women could […]