Household Energy Efficiency: Not All Upgrades Are Created Equal
Behavior, other factors influence which improvements are effective
How Unions Tried to Harness Pension Fund Clout to Aid Organizing
A book examines labor’s alliance with other large shareholders to rein in corporate power
The Long History of Middlemen Earning a Lucrative, Fixed Commission
Ad agencies’ 15% fee lasted 100 years longer than it might have
Narrowing a Theory on Why Judges Get Tough before Elections
They do, but only when facing a competitive election contest
Does a Rising Tide of High-Wage Tech Jobs Really Lift All Boats?
Analysis shows an increase in jobs for low-wage workers, but the buying power of their paycheck declines
How an Excess of Stock Analyst Optimism Lands on Companies Least Deserving of It
Results of financially weak firms are difficult to forecast; in uncertainty, Wall Street’s views are overly generous
When Younger Investors Overreact to News, Others Feel It
Inexperienced investors, lacking historical context, impact markets
Startling Productivity Leap: an Algorithm, Not a Manager, Assigns Work
Warehouse pickers perceive process to be fairer
Unwelcome Gift Message: ‘I Know You Need Money’
The same gift, with a message on saving the recipient time, is more welcome
The Moat That Keeps Complex Asset Strategies Profitable
Andrea Eisfeldt finds that hedge funds with infrastructure to execute sophisticated arbitrage crowd out less-expert investors
Bowling for Fascism: Exploring the Dark Side of Social Capital
In pre-World War II Germany, sports clubs became a vehicle to spread Nazism
A Tool to Make FDA Drug Approval Practices Transparent
Researchers aim to help the agency, drug companies and patients better understand the complex authorization process
Employee or Capitalist? Equity Compensation Merges the Two
Labor’s losses to capital, much studied, aren’t quite as grim when stock and options are tabulated
Could Cash-for-Clunkers Work in the Airline Industry?
Also: add-on pharma patents and drug prices; government policy and university research
Smaller Grocery Chains Exclude Products as Negotiating Ploy
Tactic partially makes up for lesser clout with suppliers