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
Climate Disclosures by the S&P 500: Separating Corporate Action From the Political Environment
In a challenging time, collecting and analyzing actual performance data become even more crucial
Trying Out Bonus-Pay Theory on Unsupervised, Low-Skill Tasks
Incentives boost output, but benefits level off at a fairly low point
When a Stock Becomes Easier to Trade, So Do Its Rivals
A rising tide of liquidity for one company also lifts its peers, boosting their stock prices and lowering trading costs
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
Unvarnished Merger Talk: Will This Deal Help Us Raise Prices?
Customer loyalty, barriers to entry and other factors at play
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
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
Headed Back to Office? Test Your Business Acumen
Daydreaming and poverty, stock traders who divorce, and crowdfunding strategies
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
Experts Struggle to Accurately Forecast Societal Change
On COVID-19’s impacts, social scientists’ predictions weren’t much better than those of laypeople
How to Reduce the Risk of Forced Labor in Agricultural Supply Chains
Improving the search for contractors that don’t use coercion
As Tipping Booms Online, How Can Platforms Maximize Their Take?
A conundrum: When others’ tips are visible, users make larger tips to keep up. But they tip more often when tips aren’t displayed online
Populism’s Rise in U.S. Isn’t Only About Anger
2016 vote shares for Trump and Sanders point to a mix of negative emotions
The Surprising Relationship Between Empathic Skill — the Ability to Read Others’ Feelings — and One’s Own Happiness
A surer path to contentedness might be believing one possesses empathy, even if one doesn’t