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Marriage inventory, Württemberg, 1682

300 years of list-making

20 May 2011

Personal inventories spanning three centuries are helping researchers unlock the mysteries of how economies edge towards growth and prosperity.

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United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Power in the balance

11 May 2011

A new research hub dedicated to the study of emerging powers and how different nations evolve to become leading political forces on the world stage...

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Oklahoma Sunset Oil Well

Benefits by the barrel

09 Apr 2011

Countries rich in oil have long been associated with the "resource-curse paradox" - a principle which states they will suffer, rather than benefit...

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Ha-Joon Chang

23 things they don't tell you about capitalism

21 Mar 2011

Author of the recently published 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism, Dr Ha-Joon Chang studies how international markets succeed and fail...

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Money

Wealthier, but not necessarily healthier

07 Jul 2010

One of the most famous and influential mantras of Barack Obama’s chief economic adviser – that wealthier nations are also healthier – has been called...

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King's College Cambridge

Cambridge academics elected as Fellows of the Royal Society

15 May 2009

Nine of the 44 new Royal Society Fellows announced today are Cambridge academics. Their election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society recognises...

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Stacking practice bombs

Gender equality in modern times

01 Apr 2009

The largest multidisciplinary research network of its kind in the UK is investigating why gender equality is still a pressing social issue in the...

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Shanghai

Globalisation today: Chinese big business

01 May 2008

This year is the 30th anniversary of China’s policy of ‘reform and open up’. What has happened to China’s strategic industries and how competitive...

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drawing CAD

Designing sustainable cities of the future

01 May 2008

As more people become city-dwellers, can we design cities to be more sustainable?

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View of Copenhagen.

Happy Danes are here again

17 Apr 2007

Denmark tops the bill in a European happiness survey – but Britain is gloomier than most of its EU peers

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Fitzwilliam toasts success of Japanese year abroad scheme

09 Jan 2007

The graduates of a programme which allows alumni from Fitzwilliam College to spend a year studying in Japan will reunite at Westminster today to...

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