Lack of Urgency Can Undermine a Popular Behavioral Nudge
Encouraging pre-commitment to a future behavior helps people do hard things — but it can backfire
Manufacturing Might Pull Its Weight in Next Recovery
Unlike in past cycles, factory jobs are showing strength ahead of expected downturn
FDA’s Breakthrough Program: Faster Drug OKs Without Sacrificing Safety
Dedicated FDA staff guide companies during design of clinical trials
When It Pays Not to Help Your Customers Comparison Shop
Rakesh Sarin creates a model that shows consumer “ambiguity” about product quality should drive marketing and brand management strategy
$52.6 Billion: Extra Cost to Consumers of Add-On Drug Patents
The figure is a subset, not covering huge expense of extended patents on high-priced biologics like Humira
Mute Your Zoom Call and Take This Quiz
Zara’s excess inventory, why California housing seems more reasonably priced and the right amount of free time
Quantifying the Benefits of Legally Cooperating with Competitors
Sales forecasting improves markedly as firms participate in standard setting organizations
If Shoe Shoppers Will Accept a Half-Size Difference, How Should Merchants Adjust Inventory?
Carrying fewer pairs of some sizes could be a potential profit booster for boutiques
Trying Out Bonus-Pay Theory on Unsupervised, Low-Skill Tasks
Incentives boost output, but benefits level off at a fairly low point
Headed Back to Office? Test Your Business Acumen
Daydreaming and poverty, stock traders who divorce, and crowdfunding strategies
Inclusion in an ETF Can Improve the Pricing of Underlying Stocks
It can also help management make capital expenditure decisions
Unvarnished Merger Talk: Will This Deal Help Us Raise Prices?
Customer loyalty, barriers to entry and other factors at play
Thinking in Days, Weeks, Years — Rather Than Minutes — Can Bring Contentment
A broader view of one’s time also changes how one spends it
Does Big News Drown Out Corporate Earnings Disclosures?
Henry Friedman’s research finds, surprisingly, that major economic news actually heightens attention paid to company announcements
Local Banks Provide an Early Warning System on Recessions
When they’re forced to pay up for deposits, it’s a bad sign for area’s economy
The More They Do It, the More Some People Prefer To Continue a Tedious Task
Even when there’s an easy-to-access better alternative, some prefer their rut