Author: kmenke
Should a Company Reveal Its Cost Structure to Customers?
In certain competitive situations, cost transparency can provide an edge
Shorter Workweek Could Help Close the Gender Wage Gap
Study of medical residencies shows shift in women’s specialty choices when hours reduced
Sharing Economy Platforms: Who Gets the Value Created?
Airbnb hosts seem to prosper more than Uber drivers
Shaming Smokers Actually Increases Their Urge to Light Up
Being stigmatized by stereotype feeds anxiety and depletes self-control
Shaming of Tax Delinquents Works
34,334 letters were sent to test how sensitive those owing back taxes are to neighbors’ knowledge of the debts
Setting the Tax Rate on Legal Marijuana: Consumption, State Revenue and the Black Market
Taxes not high enough? An examination of Washington’s experience even suggests state ownership of pot stores might boost the public coffers
Separating Auditing from Consulting: More Complex than it Seems
Market concentration, price and quality drive choice of firms
Segregation Compounds the Effects of Poverty
In Northern cities, railroad tracks that defined Black neighborhoods remain boundaries against economic mobility
Search Fatigue: Online Shoppers Grow Weary, Take a Break
A shopping session may unfold over a period of weeks, not minutes
Scooter Recharging: Should Companies Offer Customers Carrot or Stick?
Operating costs decline when riders get free rentals for docking dying electric vehicles
Schooling Alongside Minorities Reduces White Students’ Tendency to Vote Republican
One system’s end to busing offers data on integration’s impact on future partisanship
School’s in Session — Let’s Have a Quiz
L.A. gets schooled, women and their mentors, and what digital currencies might do to poorer nations
Sales Promotions Influence People Beyond Purchasing Decisions
Exposure to discounts makes people impatient
Round-Number Bids Are Costly, but Up the Odds of a Deal
Buyers of private firms signal willingness to move fast
Robotaxis Aren’t Sure Route to Ride-Hailing Profits
A model weighs vehicle cost and ownership to assess benefits to riders, drivers and companies
Rising Rents Force Families to Curtail Spending on Food and Health Care
Cost burdens affect half of U.S. households that rent, as housing shortage worsens