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Music Streaming Boosts Composer Incomes, Study Finds

A new doctoral thesis from the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, shows that the total incomes of music composers have increased…

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Texas Tech Cotton Economists Unveil New Global Cotton Outlook Analysis

“The global outlook for cotton remains less optimistic as a result of a weaker global economy in the years ahead as advanced countries continue to work on…

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Measuring Service Productivity: Key Strategies for Success

With the right services, companies can improve their performance and be more competitive. But is there a reliable way to measure how productive the services…

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Boost Profits: Common Component Strategy Reduces Cannibalization

But according to research from two University of Illinois business professors, commonality can actually reduce product line cannibalization, a finding that…

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Economic Challenges Impact Microtechnology Innovation Trends

At present, the mood of the industry is quite subdued, as the economic data survey of the IVAM Microtechnology Network confirms. In 2012, the business…

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Economic slowdown is affecting Germany's credit market

The economic slowdown and weak investment activity of the fourth quarter of 2012 has severely impacted on lending growth in Germany at the start of the year….

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KfW-ifo SME Barometer: February Shows Rising Business Optimism

The business climate among small and medium-sized enterprises improved in February from 6.1 points to 16.4 balance points. In its 100th issue the KfW-ifo SME…

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Flexible, social, 4.0

Which key features will define the manufacturing activities of tomorrow? In setting out to answer this question for their current study, researchers at…

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In Global Trade, Too Much of a Good Thing Can Be a Bad Thing

In today’s dynamic global economic environment, companies or countries consider everything when it comes to expanding their economies. Researchers at the…

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Mortgage Interest Deduction: Long-Run Economic Impact Study

The MID is the second-largest individual income tax expenditure, according to the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. Given the severity of the fiscal…

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Siemens' Patents up by Seven Percent

That translates to 41 invention applications per workday. A major contribution to this figure was made by 12 particularly successful researchers and…

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Solar Power Prices Set to Drop Through 2025, Experts Predict

Prices for solar modules—the part of solar panels that produce electricity—will continue to fall, in line with the long-term trend since 1980, according to a…

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Study Reveals What Makes Nonprofits Special

Nonprofit leaders believe that stakeholders in government, the media, and the general public do not understand these values of the nonprofit sector—a situation…

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Mobile Shoppers, an Opportunity for Retail?

In the past, mobile and online shopping have been viewed as a threat to traditional brick-and mortar stores, but Brent Smith, Ph.D., associate professor of…

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NJIT Professor Shares 2013 Business Insights at Chicago Fed

The first Henry J. Leir Professor of International Trade and Business in the NJIT School of Management, Rapp was invited to participate in the annual event…

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Despite End of Recession, Family Reliance on Wives’ Income Remains at Record Level

“If history is a good guide, it is likely that wives’ share of total family earnings will not return to pre-recession levels, but rather, the Great Recession…

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