Research shows that upgrading footpaths to tracks can benefit rural and marginalised communities in Liberia, by opening the areas to motorcycle taxi services – drastically reducing transport times and boosting trade.
Misinformation can stick even when people know that a piece of information is false. But If people are made aware that they might be misled before the misinformation is presented, there is evidence that people become 'inoculated' to fake news.
Five research grants have been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council to investigate management practices’ and their effect on productivity.
Workers in Britain are working harder and have less say, but are less anxious about losing their job or having their job changed in some way, according to the findings from the latest Skills and Employment Survey.
