How to Harness Individual Outrage for Lasting Social Change
A practical guide to enlisting, mobilizing and continually engaging like-minded people
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
Work From Home: Adjustments Still to Come?
The history of industrial transformation suggests more gradual change
AI from AI: a Future of Generic and Biased Online Content?
Sharing the technology’s weak work product negatively influences the quality of its output going forward
Orphan Drugs: An Expert Pricing Panel Could Bring Benefits
The goal is continued development of new drugs and reduction of often shocking prices
Fairness in the Allocation of Scarce Goods and Services
As alternative pricing schemes proliferate, researchers examine beliefs about their fairness
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
Fresh-Start Framing Boosts Retirement Plan Participation
A behavioral nudge passes a real-world test with 6,000 workers
Should the U.S. Aim for a Zero-COVID-19 Policy?
Tolerating a low level of transmission just might be the better strategy
Matching Incentives with the Right Relationship
The kind of reward matters less than the type of connection between giver and recipient
Behind the Annuity Conundrum: The Belief They’re Unfair
Researchers find little commonality among haters of the difficult-to-sell retirement products, except when discussing fairness
A Skeptical Board Can Protect Shareholders From an Empire-Building CEO
Director expertise disciplines CEO into providing better information
Exhausted Doctors Less Likely to Prescribe Pain Meds
At the end of a night shift, empathy for patients’ hurting seems diminished
Smartphone Records Reveal Racial Disparities in Neighborhood Policing
Police patrol Black areas more frequently than others with similar homicide rates and income levels
Why Risk and Reward Don’t Always Move in Concert
Investors initially underreact to volatility, then overreact
The Debt Market’s Indirect Antidote to ESG Greenwashing
Loans that include a sweetener or penalty tied to ESG performance seem to induce more honest reporting