Margaret McIntyre
Reporter, Social Sciences and Business & Economics
@margaret_mciMargaret McIntyre, based in Houston, Texas, covers Business & Economics and Social Sciences for The Academic Times. Her work as a journalist draws on prior professional experiences in public policy, international affairs and corporate risk consulting. Margaret obtained a Master of Science degree in political science from Uppsala University and a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University. Her personal research interests include economic justice, welfare reform and sustainable governance.
Globalization's long-term economic effects can lead to an increase in authoritarianism, new research shows, as majority groups who sense an emerging threat to their historical identity increasingly force minority groups to comply with existing social norms.
Companies are less risk averse when one of their directors experiences a corporate bankruptcy at another firm where they concurrently serve as a director, according to new research, especially if that director holds a more advisory role with the company.
In a first-of-its-kind economic investigation, new research suggests that banning smartphones in the workplace could result in fewer breaks and improved employee performance, especially if employees don't view the ban as a signal of distrust.
U.S. industries are more highly concentrated now than ever before, although market concentration of products has been decreasing over time in the most highly concentrated industries, according to new research.
Christians are not more likely to vote for far right political parties than nonreligious voters, but not necessarily because their religious values make them more tolerant or pro-social, according to new research from Europe.
A lack of similar role models affects both the academic performance of minority students and labor market outcomes of workers, requiring persistent affirmative action efforts throughout the professional formation process in order to prevent long-term majority dominance in some fields, according to new research.
Tax codes that offer extra benefits to breadwinners with dependents negatively affect countries' ability to reduce income inequality across family types and could exacerbate existing gender inequality by discouraging secondary earners from labor-market participation, according to new research.
U.S. states with higher rates of telecommuting saw better overall small business performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, with remote work environments offering great potential to upend and reinvigorate the economy in the future, according to new research.
Overemphasizing immigrant assimilation could diminish the potential benefits of diversity in regional labor markets, such as higher wages and improved worker productivity, according to a Norwegian study.
The economic benefits of illicit financial activity vastly outweigh the costs of litigation, according to new research, and trying to combat crime through punishments based on extrinsic utility such as fines is less effective than ethics-centered methods that focus on a combination of intrinsic and altruistic motivations.
Union workers in the United States are now more satisfied with their jobs than nonunion counterparts, according to a new study, offering a counterpoint to seminal scholarship dating back to the 1970s that linked union membership to a decrease in job satisfaction.
The dissolution of the strategic partnership between the European Union and Russia following the 2014 annexation of Crimea has not only prevented both major partners from realizing positive bilateral trade benefits, but has also negatively impacted the welfare of neighboring countries through the imposition of sanctions, according to a new analysis.