When our self-esteem is threatened, we tend to buy more and "throw away" the credit card, according to a study published in the journal 'Social Psychological and Personality Science'. Researchers from Cornelll University (USA) assure that when our ego is threatened because we do a wrong task, or because someone tells us that we have disappointed them, we tend to make expenses with the credit card, especially to acquire expensive or "luxury" products.
Spaniards work longer hours than Germans, English, Norwegians. the Finns or the French, according to a report just released by the OECD. Those who dedicate the most hours to work are Mexicans, followed by Japanese and Portuguese.
Women are less likely to lie to obtain a tax privilege, although 34% are unaware of the tax rules (compared to 3.1% of men), according to a study carried out by the University of Murcia and funded by the Institute of the woman.
By measuring the activity of a single neuron, researchers at Yale University (USA) have been able to predict what decision we will make about saving or spending a certain amount of money. Details are published in the latest issue of 'Neuron' magazine.
The stress of economic insecurity makes people living in countries governed by the so-called "free market" more likely to become obese, according to a British study published in the journal 'Economics and Human Biology'.
The concept of envy, which is conceived in technical terms as "aversion to inequality", is the evolutionary result of a competition for limited resources, according to a study carried out by the Spanish economist Antonio Cabrales.
After studying Twitter messages for 10 months, a team of scientists from Indiana University (USA) has concluded that messages from the popular microblogging service can be used to predict movements in the Dow Jones index.
The diversity of social relations between citizens conditions the economic health of a community or a country, according to an article by a professor at the MIT Institute published today in the journal Science.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
