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Mothers Prefer Daughters, Fathers Prefer Sons, Study Says
A new study shows that mothers prefer daughters and fathers prefer sons, regardless of economic background, contradicting an earlier well-known hypothesis.
What Country Should You Actually Live In?
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There are nearly 200 countries to choose from, but only one that suits you culturally, economically, and perhaps even romantically. Let's find it!
Is Gross National Happiness more important than the GDP?
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Is Gross National Happiness a reliable economic indicator? Do happy workers improve the Gross National Product? Learn about Gross National Happiness.
Are millennials really the first generation to do worse than their parents?
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What do the current economic downturns mean for 20-somethings long-term? Will millennials really be the first generation to do worse than their parents?
When, and Why, Did America Start Calling Its Citizens 'Consumers'?
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When did we start using the economics term consumers in place of the word citizens? Learn more in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
What is China's one-child policy?
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What is China's one-child policy? Learn about China's one-child policy, implemented in 1979 to reduce the population and stimulate economic growth.
How Debt Works
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Debt has many economic experts on edge because they predict that an imminent debt crisis will cause a massive Depression. Learn about debt in this article.
1934 Ford DeLuxe Five-Window Coupe
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The 1934 Ford DeLuxe five-window coupe was popular during the Depression, partly because Ford advertised it as economic. Explore this classic Ford.
How Jim Crow Shaped America
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Jim Crow was about much more than laws enacted to suppress blacks. It was about a system involving politics, economics, social and cultural practices.
How Did Mortgage-backed Securities Bring Down the U.S. Economy?
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Mortgage-backed securities have been singled out as the culprit for economic turmoil in 2008. Learn what mortgage-backed securities are and how they failed.