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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

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    7 ways your looks affect your economic well-being7 ways your looks affect your economic well-being
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    A host of studies have examined how our looks affect our place in the economy. Here’s what those studies have found.

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    The recession made us all more selfishThe recession made us all more selfish
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    A new study shows that people change how they feel about redistributing money based on the economic climate

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    Lessons we learned from the limepocalypseLessons we learned from the limepocalypse
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    The limepocalypse looks like it’s getting over. Here’s how to prep for the next one.

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    Only 3 of Google’s 36 top employees are womenOnly 3 of Google’s 36 top employees are women
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    How many women are at the top at Google? Depends on how you count.

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    Close to 1 in 3 workers have to be licensedClose to 1 in 3 workers have to be licensed
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    Occupational licensure is burdening an already-weak job market

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    GDP just shrank for the first time in three yearsGDP just shrank for the first time in three years
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    The Commerce Department’s latest GDP report finds economic growth shrank by 1 percent last quarter.

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    Here’s how millennials are doing money wrongHere’s how millennials are doing money wrong
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    Young adults are holding more than half their savings in cash.

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    Make money off the World Cup without bettingMake money off the World Cup without betting
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    The World Cup alters people’s moods so much, it can swing a nation’s stock market

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    On the rise: businesses with no employeesOn the rise: businesses with no employees
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    The number of sole proprietors is ramping up, but it may not be such great news.

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    Fixing Detroit’s blight problem could cost $1.9BFixing Detroit’s blight problem could cost $1.9B
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    A task force report says an average of 1,200 Detroit properties will need to be demolished per month over the next five years.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben