Sensitivity to Debt Type Predicts Financial Health
Research reveals that those wary of payday loans tend to manage their finances better
Could Cash-for-Clunkers Work in the Airline Industry?
Also: add-on pharma patents and drug prices; government policy and university research
Voters Often Opt for Candidate They Expect to Win
The bandwagon effect boosts the top vote-getter in preliminary rounds
Who Does — and Doesn’t — Suffer From Lack of Competition for Workers
Nurses, cosmetologists and other professionals find wages suppressed more than many lower-skilled workers
Motivation to Begin or an Excuse to Slack Off?
Fresh-start dates can serve as either — it’s a two-way nudge
How Organizational Hierarchy Hinders a Platform Aimed at Worker Collaboration
NASA employees engaged when it was clear their bosses were on board
As Income Rises, Link Between Meaning and Happiness Weakens
Globally, lower-income people feel a stronger connection
Are Americans Really Annuity-Averse? Clear Thinking on Retirement Income
A monthly check, not just a pile of cash: Studies demystify the instruments too few are using
Amid Technology Boom, Where Are Productivity Gains?
19th-century French cotton mills suggest halting, uneven progress
Time Management for Startups: Entrepreneurs Act as if Future Hours Aren’t Worth Much
Research adapts big-company operational knowledge to smaller organizations
A Common Marketing Nudge Can Foster Consumer Distrust
Placing an inferior ‘decoy’ option in a menu of choices can trigger people to take their business elsewhere
Texting Our Way Closer to Herd Immunity
A simple message with a behavioral nudge boosts vaccination rate
Robotaxis Aren’t Sure Route to Ride-Hailing Profits
A model weighs vehicle cost and ownership to assess benefits to riders, drivers and companies
Snarky Co-Workers Can Ruin Morale, Even When the Boss Is Supportive
Malignant personalities loom large in workplace happiness and a supervisor’s positive tone carries only so far