How to Make Sustainable Products More Appealing to Consumers
Magali Delmas proposes a “green bundle,” combining environmental good with product traits — quality, healthiness, performance, status — that have always sold
Technology’s Hidden Role in the Accountant Shortage
Software that saves time and money may paradoxically be resulting in a shortage of accountants
Why Some Dictators Build Schools — and Others Don’t
Compulsory education ‘homogenizes’ population, can stave off democracy
Presence of Immigrant Students Boosts Test Scores for All
Research tracking Florida siblings helps isolate the impact
Beyond Angry Mobs: Intellectuals in the French Revolution
History’s Encyclopédie subscribers are matched to grievances against the monarchy
Upside Earnings Surprise Issued Late: Signal of Possible Manipulation
Companies that take longer than expected to announce results may be buying time for accounting tricks
Providing Paid Parental Leave Typically Costs Employers Less Than Replacing Workers Who Quit
Custom database tracks movement of 5.3 million workers, reveals unappreciated economics of little-offered benefit
The Behavior of Companies Straining to Meet Earnings Forecast
Plus: home buyers after they collect big equity gains, math and gender, and who votes
Nudging Teachers, in a Large Field Study, Marginally Boosted Student Math Performance
Fifteen nudges tried out across 140,000 teachers and some 3 million students
Goodbye Plant and Equipment, Hello Software
Round-number bids, tailoring primary care incentives to the health of a state population, and one benefit of industry incumbency
Is Amazon’s Fake Review Response 94 Days Too Late?
Phony posts are largely very short-term campaigns
99 Studies on Waste Reduction — Targeting Whom?
Also: aggressive lender behavior in India, a simpler fix to election extremism, and nudges move beyond one-size-fits-all
How to Reduce Food-Delivery Collisions
Fining drivers hasn’t worked. A model suggests penalizing the delivery app companies
Grocery Delivery: Beyond a Gratuity, What Motivates a Gig Driver?
You as a customer can control two factors — time of day and whether you insist on personally accepting the goods — but not the third, route density
How Grocery Co-Ops Fit into the Competitive Landscape
Do for-profit supermarket chains tolerate higher-priced co-ops?
When Delayed Gratification Backfires
A self-imposed quest for a perfect time to enjoy an indulgence often means missing out on actually having a good experience