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Economists GDP forecasts are often inaccurate due to the flexibility and varying variables used in their analysis, as well as unforeseen events. Forecasting models have limited validity and should be taken with caution when making policy or investment decisions. Ranges of forecasts may be more realistic than specific numbers.

More kids have been diverted, but costs have soared for those who remain, according to a report released Monday.The post Report: Racial inequities ‘pervade’ Philly’s juvenile justice system | Tuesday

Executive Summary Over the past half-century, the American union movement has moved into government. Despite highly publicized efforts to curtail collective bargaining powers of government unions in Ohio and Wisconsin, almost all changes to government collective bargaining statutes over the past 20 years have increased, not decreased, the powers enjoyed by government unions.

Exploring the extent to which ovarian cystic lesions occurrence, diagnosis, evolution and treatment differ in the case of patients living in rural areas

The carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) is an essential policy tool for accomplishing Chinese carbon targets. Based on the Chinese provincial panel data from 2003 to 2019, an empirical study is conducted to measure the effects of carbon emission reduction and spatial spillover effect by adopting the difference-in-differences (DID) model and spatial difference-in-differences (SDID) model. The research findings show that: (1) The ETS effectively reduced the total carbon emissions as well as emiss...

Racial disparity in mortgage loan denials less pronounced in Winston-Salem area compared with N.C. metro peers

Study suggests that excessive daytime sleepiness is chronotype-dependent. School start times could be shifted to a later hour to prolong sleep and reduce EDS.

ABSTRACT: One important strategy human rights organizations (HROs) employ to draw attention to human rights abuses is "naming and shaming." By calling attention to government human rights violations, HROs hope to galvanize world public opinion and increase pressure on repressive regimes to halt abuses. While some HROs, like Amnesty International, communicate directly with their large membership bases, the vast majority of HROs rely on the media to transmit their message to the international com...