Modern woman on her way to take the train. Super commuting lifestyle.
Research Brief / Nudges

Future-self Nudge Works Even Better in Reverse

Starting with your future self and looking back to your current self increases likelihood of saving

Quiz

What’s Behind the Broadening of Diversity Statements?

Also: feelings about lending to a friend; how consumers react to practice aimed at manipulating buying decisions

Map of the London Tube system Research Brief / Real Estate

Startups and Gentrification Go Hand in Hand, But How Does That Happen?

Looking at London, by one measure the world’s second strongest entrepreneurial center

A woman hands off cases of drinks to a male volunteer. Research Brief / Management

How Nonprofits Can Better Engage Volunteers

When to allow unpaid workers to call dibs on recurring tasks — and when not to

Avatar round icon set of 25 diverse people portraits. I Research Brief / Diversity

As Definition of Diversity Expands, Hiring of Racial Minorities Stalls

Law firms remain 81% white; Walmart’s evolving description of a diverse workforce

Real estate growth illustration with arrows going up. Research Question / Pricing

Pricing Algorithms Are Widely Used. Are They Legal?

A review of research comes as AI promises to turbocharge the tools and regulators allege they promote price-fixing

Covid-19 vaccine vials in a row macro close-up. Research Brief / COVID-19

Should the U.S. Aim for a Zero-COVID-19 Policy?

Tolerating a low level of transmission just might be the better strategy

A San Francisco street. Research Brief / Bias

Racial Minority Hosts on Airbnb Profit Less, Have Fewer Customers than White Hosts

It’s worse in conservative neighborhoods and good reviews don’t help enough

News Coverage / Anderson Research

What Difference Does a Stock Analyst’s Name Make? A Lot, at Least for CEOs

Analysts who share the same first name with the CEO of a company they cover seem to get better insights than those who don’t, research finds

Is It Better to Select a CEO Who Is an Outsider or an Insider?

New research says the answer might be somebody who is a little bit of both, and that’s especially true during turbulent times

One Way to Spot Red Flags in Companies’ Financials

Comparing search volume with reported revenue could help auditors and others identify companies that are likely to have future restatements, researchers find

Municipal-Bond Investors Pay a Hefty Price for Not Being Taxed

A new study suggests that ‘investors overvalue the pleasure’ of tax-exemption

Features

Mature doctor walks down hospital corridor with digital tablet computer.  Feature / Health Care

Was Research — on Physicians and Noncompete Agreements — Before Its Time?

Years after a paper goes unpublished, it’s fodder for a major Federal Trade Commission proposal

Man using a laptop computer chatting with an intelligent artificial intelligence asks for the answers he wants. Feature / Investing

They’re Calling It the AI Bull Market

After launch of ChatGPT, swift reappraisal by investors

Feature / Management

Unearthing the Negative Consequences of Managing to Quarterly Earnings

A 2017 study on workplace injuries spurs more research on perils of corporate short-termism

Research Briefs

Two columns of three different menu price plans for internet services. Research Brief / Nudges

A Common Marketing Nudge Can Foster Consumer Distrust

Placing an inferior ‘decoy’ option in a menu of choices can trigger people to take their business elsewhere

Piggy bank over orange background Research Brief / Finance

Oversight of Borrowed Money Creates Animosity

Friends lending to friends, taxpayers bailing out businesses feel it’s still their money and have opinions on how it’s spent

Aerial view of Chicago from the south. Research Brief / Wealth Inequality

Segregation Compounds the Effects of Poverty

In Northern cities, railroad tracks that defined Black neighborhoods remain boundaries against economic mobility

Research Brief / Wealth Inequality

In Pleas to Remedy Economic Inequality, Babies’ Faces Outperform Adults’

It’s harder to hold an infant responsible for being poor

An empty two-lane highway under a cloud-filled sky at either dusk or dawn. Research Brief / Time Management

Thinking in Days, Weeks, Years — Rather Than Minutes — Can Bring Contentment

A broader view of one’s time also changes how one spends it

A blank organizational chart in white on a blackboard Research Brief / Gender Gap

Women Advance More Frequently in Decentralized Companies

At smaller units, they can develop a record of objective achievement separate from any male-dominated network

A graphic with text above that reads, "World has entered a polycrisis era and SDG progress is threatened by" and underneath the text are a series of graphics Research Brief / Supply Chain

How to Speed Progress on U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Operations management research identifies synergies for more efficient action

Black and white image of train tracks Research Brief / Banking

How Banking’s Bifurcated Deposit Approach Is Altering Lending — and Risk

Offering higher deposit rates lessens emphasis on loans of fixed rate and longer maturity