Author: kmenke
Want More Charging Stations? Spur Purchases of More EVs
Governments needn’t subsidize charging networks
A Matching Mechanism to Reduce Uber/Lyft Customer Wait, Improve Revenue
Queuing models aren’t simple but offer big potential service improvements
The Art of Selling Corporate Gender Equity Initiatives
Workforce doesn’t identify as feminist? Maybe don’t use that word
The Relationship Between Adoption of Rooftop Solar and Attachment to One’s Surroundings
Applying the behavioral concept of “place attachment” to the logistics of battling climate change
Manufacturing Might Pull Its Weight in Next Recovery
Unlike in past cycles, factory jobs are showing strength ahead of expected downturn
A Bottom-Up, Instead of Top-Down, Path Away from Sexist Bosses
Encouraging the rank-and-file to value feminine traits reduces the implicit endorsement of a biased supervisor
What Do You Know About Happiness?
And, for that matter, emergency room doctors, recession birthrates and job markets in which employers don’t compete much
Societies With a Legacy of Herding: More Prone to Current Day Violence
A culture that valorized revenge among pre-industrial herders resonates today
Improving Utility Calculations on Energy Demand to Reduce Costs
Power companies haven’t maximized the benefits of customers agreeing to short-term electricity interruptions
Post-Dobbs, Abortion Views Seem Unchanged — with One Exception
Bans with no exceptions for rape, incest or a mother’s health are increasingly unpopular
Surge Pricing’s Benefits Go to a Subset of Ride-Hailing Drivers
Full-timers gain the least, part-time drivers the most
Forecasting a Recession Using Easy-to-Grasp Images
A look at the shape of five variables through the last seven downturns vs. today’s numbers
To Spot Fake Online Reviews, Target the Reviewers
A test was 93% accurate; more efficient than analyzing reviews
Online Reviews: Should Sellers Show All or a Subset Relevant to You?
Most sellers do one or the other, but giving shoppers both might lift sales
Doctors, Subjected to Peer Comparison, Felt Increased Burnout
Nudge to improve preventive medicine performance didn’t work – and yielded discontent
