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
Locally, the Extent of British Rule in India Still Holds Back Economic Opportunity
Areas under direct rule lost the components of human capital
Some Homeowners Pay Their Underwater Mortgages Until the Government Offers a Better Option
Federal loan modification program led borrowers to default
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
A Stabler Climate Means Stronger Traditions
The link between environmental stability and cultural change explains why cultures evolve
Middlemen: Matchmakers or Sources of Strategic Information?
Probing that question using a database of for-sale-by-owner home listings
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
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
Why Would a Hedge Fund Manager Reveal Stock Positions?
A model suggests that the data might lead index funds to target those same stocks in oversight of corporate management
Segregation Compounds the Effects of Poverty
In Northern cities, railroad tracks that defined Black neighborhoods remain boundaries against economic mobility
Strict Emissions Rules in China Spur Automotive Innovations
Tough standards led to an increase in auto-related patents
How Nonprofits Can Better Engage Volunteers
When to allow unpaid workers to call dibs on recurring tasks — and when not to
Why We Think Differently About Money Than About Probabilities
Learning gradually versus all at once and how we estimate value
More Staffers: More COVID-19 Exposures and More Nursing Home Deaths
Reliance on part-timers raises headcounts and dangers to patients