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Why Do Wealthy Parents Have Wealthy Children?
11th December, 2020Strong intergenerational associations in wealth have fueled a longstanding debate over why children of wealthy parents tend to be well off themselves. We investigate the role of family background in determining children’s wealth accumulation and investor behavior as adults.
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Applying insights from magic to improve deception in research: The Swiss cheese model
11th December, 2020Social psychologists, placebo scientists, and consumer researchers often require deception in their studies, yet they receive little training on how to deceive effectively. The field of magic offers a potential solution; magicians have deceived audiences for millennia using a variety of robust techniques.
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Learn How to Play Chess Free Online: Tutorials for Beginners, Intermediate Players & Beyond
30th November, 2020The most desired Christmas gift of 2020? A chess set. For those who feel an urge to learn, or re-learn, to play the game, all the resources you need are online.
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Fareed Zakaria on US-China Relations and the Year in World Politics
30th November, 2020Delivering the 2020 Lowy Lecture, Dr Fareed Zakaria evaluates the turbulent year in world politics marked by the growing rivalry between the US and China, and the coronavirus pandemic.
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50 Years of Gaming History, by Revenue Stream (1970-2020)
30th November, 2020Every year it feels like the gaming industry sees the same stories—record sales, unfathomable market reach, and questions of how much higher the market can go. Interestingly, it’s important to break down shifting growth within the market.
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Economic Policy Review | Special Issue: China in the Global Economy
18th November, 2020The four articles focus on China: recent business cycle trends, China’s potential for high-income status, and how a Chinese growth slowdown may spillback on the United States.
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The unique world of North Korea’s kids TV
13th November, 2020North Korean children get 30 minutes of dedicated programming every day, but it’s all carefully crafted to suit the country’s defiant, military-first philosophy. BBC Monitoring’s North Korea expert Alistair Coleman takes a look.
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