Area: Accounting

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Passion for Work, Gender and Getting Promoted

Also, upheaval in the mortgage market, birth rates and emigration, and choice overload in shopping

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Currency Moves and Company Performance

Also, the continuing impact on the Indian economy of long-ago British rule, Chinese citizen involvement in local government and fallout from the LA wildfires

Hand holding up a full house featuring three 7's and two kings. Research Brief / Investing

Why Would a Hedge Fund Manager Reveal Stock Positions?

A model suggests that the data might lead index funds to target those same stocks in oversight of corporate management

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Whose Job Is — and Isn’t — at Risk From Robots?

Also: withdrawal penalties on bank CDs; breathalyzers and DUIs; and how to manage with fewer managers

Chalkbaord illustration of a group of business people during a boardroom meeting Research Brief / Corporate Investment

The Role of Board-of-Directors Pay in Effective Corporate Investing

A model juggles who should suffer when a project goes awry; job market prospects of the CEO; and the quality of information shared in the boardroom

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The Low-Paid Workers Who Make AI Go

Also: A bot lets young adults text with their 60-year-old selves; when nonprofits should let volunteers call dibs on tasks; and how hard times affect political beliefs and preferences

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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

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The Upshot of Some Banks Paying Higher Rates on Deposits

Also: the kind of companies at which more women advance; reaching the UN’s goals for a better world

Close-up of a robotic hand calculating bills using calculator in office Research Brief / Technology

Technology’s Hidden Role in the Accountant Shortage

Software that saves time and money may paradoxically be resulting in a shortage of accountants

Woman in red shirt with brown paper bag on her head with an angry expression on it Research Brief / Accountable Care Organizations

Populism’s Rise in U.S. Isn’t Only About Anger

2016 vote shares for Trump and Sanders point to a mix of negative emotions

A Tweet that lists the earnings of Abbott Laboratories. Research Brief / Stock Returns

Tweets with Visuals Bring a 2% Stock-Price Boost — Temporarily

SEC encourages graphics in disclosures, but this practice may help executives more than shareholders

Hands of businesswoman on computer laptop on sofa in home. with a search bar overlaid on the image. Research Brief / Finance

Using Google Trends To Detect Revenue Misreporting

It’s public and free and could help auditors

An older man fills out forms in front of a bank teller while an older woman on the right talks to a bank teller. Research Brief / Banking

Mobile Banking, a Boon to Many, Disadvantages Those Who Bank at Branches

Banks close neighborhood outlets and raise prices for branch-delivered services

A folded paper fortune teller gsme with good news written on one flap and bad news written on another in black lettering. Research Brief / Debt

What Investors Infer From External News And Management Silence

Uncertainty about outside news alters company disclosures and how markets interpret them, study finds

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Unearthing the Negative Consequences of Managing to Quarterly Earnings

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

An aqua-colored view finder pointed at the ocean. Research Brief / Investing

How to Properly Incentivize Your Unicorn Finder

VCs and other investors need a contract with their seeker that blunts conflicts of interest