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Has Neoliberalism Changed Our Attitude Towards Inequality?

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, the level of neoliberalism was gauged via the Economic Freedom Index that is produced each year by the Fraser Institute. They analyzed over 160 countries to determine the relationship between economic institutions and human values between 1995 and 2019.

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Homelessness Interventions Needed For Older People

The Horizons Tracker

Research from Simon Fraser University highlights how better support is desperately needed for this vulnerable group. The research builds on a pilot study that examined the impact of interventions targeted at people over 50 in a number of Canadian cities that have experienced a significant rise in homelessness among older people.

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Low Wages Resulted In Women Leaving The Workforce During Covid

The Horizons Tracker

The Covid pandemic has had a profound impact on the workforce, with recent research from Simon Fraser University highlighting how many people have left the workforce. The study reveals that around 350,000 Canadian women have lost their job during Covid and have yet to return to work.

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Pre-Print Studies Not Labelled As Such During Covid

The Horizons Tracker

New research from Simon Fraser University highlights how seldom the media document such papers as preprint when covering them. The normal publishing process would not allow sufficient expediency to this process, so many papers have been published as preprint research that has not been peer-reviewed.

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New Game Aims To Improve Understanding Of The Causes Of Poverty

The Horizons Tracker

New research from Simon Fraser University highlights the potential for games to improve matters. Poverty is a hugely complex topic that is ripe for misunderstanding, both among policy makers and the general public, with this misunderstanding leading to bungled attempts to tackle it successfully.

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Better Value in Health Care Requires Focusing on Outcomes

Harvard Business Review

It seems that every week, one or another announces a new “Center for Health Care Value” or “Center for Health Care Innovation.” Comparison of outcomes is essential to disseminate innovations from one individual or team to another. For more, see this HBS case.).

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Ignorance Limits The Chances Of Workers With Disabilities

The Horizons Tracker

Lack of understanding The research, commissioned by the Fraser of Allander Institute and conducted by EDI consultancy Inclusive Recruiting, surveyed 28 companies. Yet, only 4.1% of the 23,584 working-age adults with a learning disability in Scotland were employed, according to the latest data, far below the national employment rate of 74.7%.

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