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Nobel Laureate Douglass North's work leaves a strong legacy for economics

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imageThe work of Douglass North, who died last week, continues to inspire studies of economic history.UNU-WIDER/Flickr, CC BY

Douglass C. North, who died last week at the age of 95, was one of the less well-known Nobel Laureates in economics. But his contributions to economic theory have had an enormous influence on how scholars understand institutions...

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What dictates how much pain you feel after injury?

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imageIt's not just the extent of the injury, but also social factors such as education levels that affect pain levels and duration.from www.shutterstock.com.au

A routine work day can quickly turn sour, as Michael, a mine manager, discovered in August. After securing a large boulder, he watched in dismay as one of the securing chains broke and 200kg of...

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Domestic violence and Facebook: harassment takes new forms in the social media age

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imageAustralian law is yet to catch up with new forms of networked digital abuse against women.shutterstock

Domestic violence is now widely recognised as a national crisis. However, there are significant gaps in responses to the intimate violence enabled by social media platforms like Facebook.

Cyberstalking, non-consensual internet pornography, exposing...

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