Content Type: Research Brief
Research: Patients Spent 15 Hours Longer than Necessary in the ICU
Delaying transfers to other inpatient hospital rooms limits availability of costly beds
Removing Words With Gender Bias in Job Ads: More Diverse Applicants
Women — and some men — more inclined to apply for positions
Reimbursing Candidate Campaign Contributions Makes Elections More Competitive
Incumbents in France are reelected less often when all candidates can be repaid for personal outlays
Racial Minority Hosts on Airbnb Profit Less, Have Fewer Customers than White Hosts
It’s worse in conservative neighborhoods and good reviews don’t help enough
Quantitative Easing Kept the Foreclosure Crisis from Being Even Worse
The Fed’s gambit didn’t trigger a home-price recovery, but research shows it reduced subprime foreclosure risk
Quantifying the Benefits of Legally Cooperating with Competitors
Sales forecasting improves markedly as firms participate in standard setting organizations
Quantifying Team Leadership Approaches: To Do, or to Direct Others?
In a field often ruled by personality, a rational model is proposed
Quality and Price: National Pharmacy Chains Benefit Consumers in India
Independent drug stores improve to meet the competition
Puncturing the Small-Investors-are-Bad-Investors Narrative
Individuals using the Robinhood trading app appear to beat the market
Public Disclosure of Drug Company Gifts: High-Prescribing Physicians Unaffected
The average doctor, following sunshine laws, writes fewer Rx’s for marketed medicines
Presence of Immigrant Students Boosts Test Scores for All
Research tracking Florida siblings helps isolate the impact
Prediction Markets + Polls + Economic Indicators: Better Election Forecasting?
A model incorporating markets that allow betting on elections suggests a role in prognostications
Post-Dobbs, Abortion Views Seem Unchanged — with One Exception
Bans with no exceptions for rape, incest or a mother’s health are increasingly unpopular
Positive Workplace Experiences White Employees Take for Granted Are Often Lacking for Other Groups
Workplace equality requires more than an end to discrimination
Populism’s Rise in U.S. Isn’t Only About Anger
2016 vote shares for Trump and Sanders point to a mix of negative emotions
Populism Blossoms Where Community Connectedness Is Lower
Gauging Trump’s appeal by estimating an area’s social capital