A scan of a million brokerage accounts finds the wealthy trade ahead of market-moving news
Digital identity used in nearly every realm of life
Researchers take on the difficult job of isolating for-profit prisons from a host of other factors
A 12-month high in local unemployment triggers savings behavior
The true meaning of a bailout, how pay transparency works and whether to take that meeting or not
Traditional banks pull out of lower- and median-income neighborhoods the federal program aims to help
Airbnb hosts seem to prosper more than Uber drivers
Fifteen nudges tried out across 140,000 teachers and some 3 million students
Cultural differences and investor behavior can drive reversals and momentum
Employing a distinct part of the brain, they’re better at imagining a distant future and seeing others’ points of view
Also, the continuing impact on the Indian economy of long-ago British rule, Chinese citizen involvement in local government and fallout from the LA wildfires
Researchers find common warning signs in persuasion projects that went wrong
If the boss is your friend, and compensation decisions are public, a bonus you’d get on merit might not be forthcoming
In certain competitive situations, cost transparency can provide an edge
Immigrants show saving tendencies that carry through several generations
Active investors take up some — but not all — of the slack created by index funds