Some Homeowners Put Off Sale When Told of Likely Rise in Market
Investors who don’t occupy a home are likelier to delay for top dollar
Some Corporate Mergers Hold Down Future Wages
Fewer employers = less competition for workers = smaller paychecks
Could Costly Housing Bring Down Superstar Cities?
Stuart Gabriel’s research shows how a vibrant economic hub loses essential residents
Women Are Likelier to Drop Out after Early Political Loss
But the “persistence gap” in seeking elective office narrows with experience
Most Job Seekers Skip Negotiation — and Pay a High Price
Even in lucrative fields, candidates leave money on the table by taking the first offer
Faculty Q&A: MBA Students in Digital Detox, Committing Random Acts of Kindness
The empirical study of happiness, a growth area at business schools, enters the classroom
What Drives LBO Fever? More Than Just Cheap Loans
Private equity investors weigh the total cost of capital — not just debt, but equity as well — when pursuing buyouts
Should Property Taxes Be a Bigger Consideration When Choosing Where to Live?
After some math, a $1 million home in a low-tax state could get you $1 million extra in retirement savings
Recession Recoveries Take Longer as Manufacturing Fades
Should stimulus be targeted toward displaced workers, rather than across the economy?
How Antitrust Thinking on Hospital Mergers Has Been Forced to Evolve
Matt Schmitt’s research shows hospital prices rise after acquisitions, even where local competition is unchanged
Workplace Empowerment Can Alter One’s View of Societal Authority
Chinese garment workers and U.S. university employees, worlds apart, react similarly when allowed a bit of self-determination
Good Information Alone Won’t Drive Financial Well-Being
A review of academic research finds the path to saving more and spending less often involves emotional prompts
Do People Donate Money to Signal Their Intelligence?
Research suggests such a connection when donations are publicized
How People Gather Information — or Don’t — to Make Decisions
Personal beliefs, especially among the less educated, often outweigh actual data
A Psychological Approach to Helping Doctors Do Better at Doing No Harm
Behavioral nudges reduced doctors' overprescribing and overtesting of older patients
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