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In 1969, British economist Mark Blaug published a book called The Causes of Graduate Unemployment in India, tracing a gap between education and jobs that had been evident since the 1950s.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
And, with the publication of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations just a day later, Adam Smith unleashed a free-market revolution.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
The main source of this claim appears to be a 15-year study led by the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, published in 2006 in the journal Cancer Causes and Controls.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
Causes that she has championed since leaving Downing Street, including tackling modern slavery, were taking an “increasing amount” of her time, she said.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024
Cures had begun to be attributed to Patria; Maria Teresa was great on love woes; and as for Minerva, she was competing with the Virgencita as Patroness of Impossible Causes.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
