Reimbursing Candidate Campaign Contributions Makes Elections More Competitive
Incumbents in France are reelected less often when all candidates can be repaid for personal outlays
That Online Hotel Review You Wrote? It Matters
Consumers’ comments on TripAdvisor are substitutes for traditional ad spending
Crop Choices: How Price Supports Can Contribute to Healthier Diets
Well-designed subsidies can help farmers and give consumers better food choices
Some Unfortunate Truths about Trade
The troublesome relationship between tariffs, trade deficits and the tenuous economic recovery
Thinking Small Could Deliver Bigger Retirement Success for Gig Workers
Daily, weekly and monthly contribution schemes gauge behavior
Discontinued Car Models, Often Sold to Lower-Income People, Carry a Magnified Risk of Collateral Shortfall
After the repo: Borrowers’ post-default payments account for 27% of lender recoveries
You Listening? How Hard Is It to Know When People Only Pretend to Pay Attention?
Also: Medical device innovation after a trove of product failures is revealed; the value of salary negotiations; and gauging wildfire risk from the electric grid
Why Big Banks Can Pay Less on Deposits
Their level of technology and services makes up for it; it’s vice versa with little banks
Smartphone Records Reveal Racial Disparities in Neighborhood Policing
Police patrol Black areas more frequently than others with similar homicide rates and income levels
Don’t Worry — It’s Multiple-Choice
Using smartphones to track lockdown compliance, paying employers to keep workers on the payroll and gauging nursing home availability
Gift Cards: When Versatility Is a Drawback
Cards redeemable only at a favorite store beat adding a second, less-loved retailer
Behavioral Economics Could Increase Obamacare Enrollment and Stabilize Markets
Greater subsidies aren’t enough: Lowering the complexity of enrollment is needed to bring more and healthier people into the market
Not All Disruption Is Welcome: Reducing Fallout from Ride-Share Companies
Municipalities address increased traffic, pollution, taxi company bankruptcies and driver poverty