Multiple Choice — No Time Limit
Headphones and feelings, preventing hospital readmissions, and the relationship between meaning in life and happiness
As Definition of Diversity Expands, Hiring of Racial Minorities Stalls
Law firms remain 81% white; Walmart’s evolving description of a diverse workforce
Separating Auditing from Consulting: More Complex than it Seems
Market concentration, price and quality drive choice of firms
Not Now: Correcting Imbalance in One’s Schedule Takes Planning and Time
People across studies want to change their lives, but are more inclined to do that in the distant future
Our Envy of Prospective Events Is Greater Than of Those Past
That’s helpful information in a social media world filled with friends who do enviable things
Gesturing Left to Right for Passage of Time Occurs by Age 6
Cultural norms — reading and the calendar — affect native English-speakers’ motioning constructs
How the Seemingly Rapid Advance of Democracy Goes Astray
Using voting records from a unique transition in the 19th-century Caribbean, Christian Dippel examines the embrace of self-interest by new legislators
Some Homeowners Pay Their Underwater Mortgages Until the Government Offers a Better Option
Federal loan modification program led borrowers to default
A Stabler Climate Means Stronger Traditions
The link between environmental stability and cultural change explains why cultures evolve
Distillers’ Dilemma: Sell Now or Let Whisky Age Further
Decision analysis for a firm considering adding a longer-aged product to its lineup
Migration — and Home Price Escalation — Happens Along Established Routes
Major cities reliably feed residents to the same smaller markets, and housing booms predictably travel with them
The Surprising Power of Giving Up Choice Control
Abdicating a decision to someone else is viewed as an act of generosity that is handsomely rewarded
Origin Story of Products: To Consumers, How Big a Team Seems Right?
Buyers value team over individual effort but are sensitive to invention-by-committee
Middlemen: Matchmakers or Sources of Strategic Information?
Probing that question using a database of for-sale-by-owner home listings
Getting Paid Immediately — How Does That Change Worker Behavior?
Also: humans are overconfident, winners and losers in airline deregulation, and comparing legal to illegal products
Strict Emissions Rules in China Spur Automotive Innovations
Tough standards led to an increase in auto-related patents