Social Science Research

Lay-Offs Ruin Trust

January 8, 2015January 6, 2015 by Merv Mandelbaum

Cynical after a job loss? Well, you and everyone else. And it turns out, that cynicism can last for years. A study published in the journal Social Science Research reports that experiencing a job loss from redundancy, downsizing, or restructuring can cause a worker to lose their faith in their … Read More

Categories Money + Work Tags layoffs, Social Science Research, study, trust

Accidental Deaths and Being Single

January 6, 2014 by Merv Mandelbaum

Being single objectively sucks; you get paid less, you’re more likely to have to work over the holidays, and now, there’s some evidence that you’re more likely to die of accidental death. The study, published in in Social Science Research, performed a statistical analysis of all the US accidental deaths … Read More

Categories Women Tags death, science, single, Social Science Research, study