Digital Gems

In this paper, we integrate recent theoretical and empirical developments in predictive coding and active inference accounts of interoception (including the Embodied Predictive Interoception Coding model) with working hypotheses from the theory of ...

Nearly 70% of darker Latinos said their skin color prevented their job advancement.

Note: At the beginning of the pandemic, the delinquency rate increased sharply (see table below).   Loans in forbearance are counted as deli...

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that around 11.9 million new jobs will be created between 2020 and 2030. Here's where you can expect windfall employment opportunities and other sectors where gigs are diminishing.

Professors are struggling to teach Gen Z

Roughly a quarter of American adults (23%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year.

Rent paid as a share of income is forecast to rise beyond 30% by December for the typical U.S. renter, which is considered housing burdened.

Here is an initial look at the prime age (25 to 54) participation rate. The first graph shows the prime age participation rate since 1948....

iBuyers were part of 1% of all U.S. home transactions in Q2, with homeowners using an iBuying service to sell more than 15,000 homes.

Research shows an overwhelming majority of Americans say they aren’t working in their dream job.

CR Note: Back in November, housing economist Tom Lawler wrote The Dismal Demographics of 2020 . Here is an update from Tom Lawler: Updat...

What is happening? Why? And what will happen.

Canadian household indicators are showing their debt problems are rapidly resurfacing. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the ratio of household debt to disposable income surged in Q2 2021. This measure indicates debt is growing faster than the rate of income. Debt as a ratio of income has actually never seen such fast annual growth […]

The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

Western housing shortages do not just prevent many from ever affording their own home. They also drive inequality, climate change, low productivity growth, obesity, and even falling fertility rates.

Competition is easing as homebuyers grow tired of sky-high asking prices and the housing market enters its typical seasonal slowdown.

From the BLS : The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis af...

Nature Human Behaviour - Using a large dataset of workers and technology use from before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, Yang et al. find that firm-wide remote work caused the collaboration...

Fear and deception are just a two roots of the misinformation problem that can have serious consequences. Here's how you can ask people to stop sharing it -- including understanding their intentions, softening your approach and being prepared.

UT sociologist Jennifer Glass on why so many people are leaving their jobs

New data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows where urban development and sprawl is happening across the United States.

States with a large number of renters at risk of eviction and very few vacant homes for rent could see the biggest disruptions to their housing markets.

For the first time, Miami was the top destination among people looking to move to a different metro. It was followed by Sacramento, Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman joins "Closing Bell" to discuss how climate change could affect homebuying as extreme weather becomes more common and puts properties at risk.

The housing market continues to set new records.The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index just reported its highest one-year gain in history, up nearly 19% through the end

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The worst problems are in the neighborhoods that aren’t gentrifying.