Less sophisticated investors reveal their sentiment in certain trades, and a 20-year study measures it company by company
A clue that parents prefer a son: They have more kids when their firstborn is a girl
The government’s floating rate notes feature an added measure of security: higher interest earnings in times of rising rates
Researchers offer a model for more effectively targeting wrongdoers
Employing a distinct part of the brain, they’re better at imagining a distant future and seeing others’ points of view
Researchers take on the difficult job of isolating for-profit prisons from a host of other factors
It’s not just sheep — even go-getters can be susceptible when they feel less in control
Reviews that explicitly talk about objective quality assessments are well received
Fewer employers = less competition for workers = smaller paychecks
Research across cultures seeks to understand how status is achieved and maintained
Researchers told subjects to treat their weekend like a vacation, then gauged happiness on Monday
Websites peddle unnamed hotels and even cities; would you pay to omit one from the list?
The case for using rising market volatility as a signal to pare back on stocks — does higher risk always mean higher return?
As alternative pricing schemes proliferate, researchers examine beliefs about their fairness
Those who keep finances separate are likelier to split up, be less satisfied with their relationship
Looking at costs, in a sample of 5,000 plants in Chile, remarkable productivity gains occur