Category: General
How to Speed Progress on U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
Operations management research identifies synergies for more efficient action
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
Could Cash-for-Clunkers Work in the Airline Industry?
Also: add-on pharma patents and drug prices; government policy and university research
Closely Held Political Beliefs Often Immune to Conflicting Information – Even From Trusted Sources
People say they’d change their minds, but they mostly don’t
Unintended Consequence of Stale Corporate Bond Fund Prices Amid Fed Tightening
In wild markets, do the most dated prices actually reduce redemptions?
Institutions Make Mistakes: Which Should We Seek to Prevent; Which Ought We Fix After the Fact?
In experiments, people endorsed seemingly harsh policies — only to reverse course after the fact
A Cash-for-Clunkers Program Could Reduce Aviation Emissions
Paying airlines to scrap — instead of sell — old planes produces environmental benefits at a low cost
$52.6 Billion: Extra Cost to Consumers of Add-On Drug Patents
The figure is a subset, not covering huge expense of extended patents on high-priced biologics like Humira
Something’s Fishy with Nursing Home Profits
Also: the accountant shortage; and, why startups move to other countries
Anticipating Overcrowding Risk in the ICU
A model vastly outperforms predictions based on prior hospital data
Strict Emissions Rules in China Spur Automotive Innovations
Tough standards led to an increase in auto-related patents
Nursing Home Industry Profits Obscured by Related-Party Transactions
Management and real estate deals to owners’ firms siphon off most profits
Assessing Climate Disclosure as U.S. Drops Scope 3 Requirement
What emerges is a fragmented view of corporate contribution to global warming
Maximizing Capacity Utilization of Unique Equipment
An algorithm to reduce telescope repositioning time boosts productivity between 10% and 25%
Major Adolescent Stress Reduces Connection to Future Self
And thinking less about one’s adult life can reduce the pursuit of higher education
Technology’s Hidden Role in the Accountant Shortage
Software that saves time and money may paradoxically be resulting in a shortage of accountants