Content Type: Research Brief
Medicare Could Save by Subsidizing Providers’ Capital Spending
Projects that make health care delivery more efficient require upfront financial help
Medical Debt in Collection Estimated at $140 Billion
Poorer residents of states refusing to expand Medicaid hit hardest
Measuring the Impact of Currency Moves on Consumer Prices
It varies across goods and services and can be blunted by monetary policy
Maximizing Retirement Savings: More Nudging Required
Tweaking 401(k) website design and language can significantly boost worker contributions, yet HR doesn’t always see these opportunities
Maximizing Life Saving through Better Placement of Defibrillators
Just putting one where the last cardiac arrest occurred isn’t optimal — more calculations to get to fewer steps
Maximizing Capacity Utilization of Unique Equipment
An algorithm to reduce telescope repositioning time boosts productivity between 10% and 25%
Math Gender Gap: Nonexistent for Blacks, Notable for Affluent Whites
Well-to-do families doting on their sons at daughters’ expense?
Matching Incentives with the Right Relationship
The kind of reward matters less than the type of connection between giver and recipient
Matching Algorithms Work Fine — Until Bypassed By External Links
How to rebalance supply and demand amid today’s chaotic internet traffic
Mass Customization Makes Forecasting Parts Purchases a Manufacturer’s Nightmare
A method that establishes a range of needs — and then tightens the range — works better
Market Bubbles Aren’t Entirely Irrational Exuberance
A model examines the relationships between innovation, speculation and market values
Mandated Disclosure of Clinical Trials Ignored — Especially for Competitive Drugs
Pharma companies less likely to disclose critical drug information than public institutions
Major Adolescent Stress Reduces Connection to Future Self
And thinking less about one’s adult life can reduce the pursuit of higher education
Machine Learning Can Help Reduce Post-Surgical Hospital Readmissions
A model outperformed simpler statistical approaches in predicting which patients would encounter trouble
Luxury Goods: The Perils and Profits in Lower-Priced Markets
A study uses game theory to suggest when designer companies should license their names for down-market goods
Low-Quality Earnings: The Uncoupling of Stock Price from Fundamentals
Studying Chinese A and B shares reveals investor uncertainty