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.
Black and low-income students are underrepresented in the typical elementary school gifted program and see fewer quantifiable academic benefits from such programs than their white peers — although overall gains from such programs may be small regardless of race and socioeconomic background.
Hacker communities may not be as unconventional as they seem, with new research suggesting that they mirror many aspects of mainstream capitalist economies as they begin to grow and mature.
Relational and cognitive social capital might have played a key role in preventing higher rates of infection and death from COVID-19 in the U.S., according to a new study, with the strength of social connections remaining important for continued virus control and vaccination rates.
A new machine-learning algorithm developed by business researchers was not only able to accurately predict the success of individual directors at public companies, but also to identify which directors are most likely to be unpopular with shareholders, an innovation that could help diversify corporate boards.
Political polarization in modern American politics likely can't be reduced by foreign threats and crisis events, according to new research, challenging notions held by political scientists that threats from abroad generate greater domestic unity across partisan divides.
Employment-centered welfare policies might not adequately improve employment outcomes, especially if an increase in monetary incentives peaks at higher wage levels and people have been unemployed longer than 12 months, according to new research based on a universal basic income trial in Finland.
Insider trading transactions earn the typical insider less than $500 per year more than the average investor, according to an analysis of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission data, with insiders who reside in the same state as the firm's headquarters even less likely to see high profits. Companies that aim to reduce their environmental impact through greenhouse gas emissions demonstrate enhanced cost savings, improved financial performance and higher market value over the short and long term, new research suggests, although firms' emissions over time remain highly dependent on their market growth.