Category: General
As Income Rises, Link Between Meaning and Happiness Weakens
Globally, lower-income people feel a stronger connection
How Companies in Big Cities Out-Export Those in Smaller Ones
Measure of export intensity raises questions about trade policy and housing restrictions
Mute Your Zoom Call and Take This Quiz
Zara’s excess inventory, why California housing seems more reasonably priced and the right amount of free time
The Dollar Store Fix for Vaccination Deserts
Pharmacies aren’t everywhere — adding dollar stores could reduce average distance to vaccination by 62%
Quantifying the Benefits of Legally Cooperating with Competitors
Sales forecasting improves markedly as firms participate in standard setting organizations
Firms with Pricey Stocks Tend to Swing for the Fences in R&D
An innovative upside to overvalued stocks?
GameStop Aside, Retail Investors Might be Terrible at Momentum Investing
Using Chinese A and B shares, institutional players outperform individuals
Employee or Capitalist? Equity Compensation Merges the Two
Labor’s losses to capital, much studied, aren’t quite as grim when stock and options are tabulated
COVID Tested U.S. Health Systems — and its News Habits
Social media optimal for spreading conspiracy theories
Why a Surcharge Can Alter Behavior Better than a Discount
Equal incentives perceived differently and can affect norms
A Skeptical Board Can Protect Shareholders From an Empire-Building CEO
Director expertise disciplines CEO into providing better information
Too Much Free Time? Blame Solitude or Lack of Productive Activity
Even abundant free time, used in meaningful pursuits, brings happiness
Old Ways of Thinking Cause Managers to Disregard Analytics
Highlighting the right data and making it relevant can help overcome resistance
As Home Prices Soar Elsewhere, California Starts to Seem Almost Reasonable
Will the narrowing price gap bring an end to the state’s out-migration?
Technology Alone Won’t Decide the Future of Remote Work
Social and institutional forces ultimately enable — or stifle — change
Opting Women into Competition Could Help Narrow Gender Gap
Fixing the process and abandoning the mindset of ‘fixing the women’