Latin America.Between 2000 and 2019, new entrants to the workforce accounted for approximately 75 percent of Latin America’s GDP growth, while productivity gains accounted for the other 25 percent. But demogra
Different populations will have different needs, and understanding the issues forBlack Americans,Latinos in America,Asian Americans, andLGBTQ+andtransgenderemployees (to take just a few examples) can help in crafting plans to make organizations more equitable and inclusive. The concept ofintersectionality...
The newest edition of the Best States rankings features an Iowa slide, a South Dakota rise and a three-peat at No. 1. Steven Ross JohnsonMay 6, 2025 The 10 Best States in America Top performers in this annual analysis from U.S. News can be found in every region of the country. Elli...
The Silk Road spirit is consistent with the ideal of “all states joining together in harmony and peace” long upheld by the Chinese nation, with the Chinese people’s principles of amity, good neighborliness and “helping others to succeed while seeking our own success”, and with the call ...
In 2019, 62% of law students were white, 12.7% were Hispanic, 7.8% were black, 6.3% were Asian and 4% were biracial or multiracial. American law schools, once stern strongholds of the old guard, now actively seek diversity. Admissions officers are adamant that they’re not look...
An interest rate is the percentage of interest relative to the principal. It is either what lenders charge borrowers or what is earned from deposit accounts.
The export to Latin America fell by 3.5%, a 2.4 percentage point increase in decline compared to the first half of the year. Only the export to Africa and Russia maintained growth. The export to Africa grew by 12.3% compared to the same period last year, a decrease of 3.1 percentage poi...
On the contrary, the average salary in Asia is higher than in countries in Latin America like Brazil and Mexico. Most African countries, except South Africa (USD 2,106), also have lower average salaries than Asia. Here’s a table comparing the average salary of different non-Asian countrie...
January: Because I happen to be Asian-American while holding certain views, I’m accused of being intimidated by the Chinese government: On “Intimidation” (and a very short, truncated history on the Chinese diaspora in America) February: People are often surprised what’s contained in a stan...
(2015) that PPP research in developing jurisdictions such as Zimbabwe is limited when a comparison is made with the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia and China. Cui et al. (2018) report that between 1990 and 2000, 165 PPP publications were on China. Over the same ...