EurekAlert! News by Subject: Business & Economics

Global migration has risen sharply from approximately 13 million people per year in 2000 to around 35 million people per year in 2023. This is according to a new dataset on human migration published in Nature by researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), IIASA, and the University of Hong Kong.

Journal: Nature

10-Jun-2026

The 25-year evolution of lithium as a disease-modifying agent in dementia

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The convergent data in this study support a prospective clinical trial of low-dose lithium orotate to slow disease progression in mild cognitive impairment. Such an approach would prioritize established neuroprotective mechanisms while potentially mitigating the kidney and thyroid risks associated with higher-dose carbonate formulations. If low-dose lithium can indeed meaningfully alter disease trajectory, it would represent a much-needed, accessible, and inexpensive treatment that may be especially relevant in low- and middle-income countries.

Journal: JAMA Psychiatry

9-Jun-2026

When global warming becomes malnutrition: New study links climate change, childhood stunting and local inequality

University of Notre Dame
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Millions of children under age five worldwide suffer from childhood stunting. A critical marker of chronic undernutrition, stunting represents a lifelong constraint on human potential, carrying a heightened risk of mortality, chronic disease, impaired cognitive development and reduced economic opportunity. A new study from the University of Notre Dame reveals that human-caused climate change is actively worsening this public health crisis, acting alongside structural socioeconomic disparities that already challenge the next generation’s ability to thrive.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative, University of Notre Dame, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Center for Global Health Equity, University of Michigan

9-Jun-2026

Cultural backgrounds shape financial forecasts

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

On Wall Street, analysts with short-term or long-term orientations may issue different financial forecasts for the same company, says Yong Yu, professor of accounting at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.

In new research with Shuping Chen, professor of accounting at Texas McCombs, Yu finds those differences are partly cultural, depending on analysts’ cultures of origin. Analysts whose inferred ancestral cultures place greater emphasis on long-term orientation make more and better long-term earnings predictions. Their stock picks average 0.30% higher monthly returns than those of analysts from less long-term-oriented cultural backgrounds.

Journal: Contemporary Accounting Research

9-Jun-2026

Hsiao earns NSF CAREER Award for work in nanoscale manufacturing

Texas A&M University
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Kaiwen Hsiao received the National Science Foundation’s highest honor for early-career faculty through her pioneering mission to print structures smaller than the wavelength of light itself.

9-Jun-2026

How healthcare systems shape native preferences for immigrants

Tokyo University of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A common concern for accepting immigrants is their effect on the host country’s welfare system. In a redistributive welfare system, where immigrants participate in the healthcare system, natives are inclined towards accepting high-income immigrants. A new study explores this question through a novel survey experiment, establishing a causal link between the perception of immigrants’ participation in the healthcare system and preferences towards different types of immigrants.

Journal: Public Choice
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science