FDA’s Breakthrough Program: Faster Drug OKs Without Sacrificing Safety
Dedicated FDA staff guide companies during design of clinical trials
Manufacturing Might Pull Its Weight in Next Recovery
Unlike in past cycles, factory jobs are showing strength ahead of expected downturn
Whatever Your Business Problem, There’s Research to Assist You
Avoiding crowds, crafting cover letters and choosing a major at West Point
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
How Quantitative Easing Changed the Bond Market
Investors’ future expectations about QE policy lowered long-term yields, made investors feel safer holding the bonds
Trying Out Bonus-Pay Theory on Unsupervised, Low-Skill Tasks
Incentives boost output, but benefits level off at a fairly low point
Quantifying the Benefits of Legally Cooperating with Competitors
Sales forecasting improves markedly as firms participate in standard setting organizations
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
In Hollywood, Teams Don’t Stick Together Long Enough to Learn From Failure
Success results from assembling a crew with a record of success; flop experience begets a flop
Change a Unit of Measurement and Watch People Magnify Uncertainties
How many cans of beer — or six packs or cases — will your party guests consume?
Unvarnished Merger Talk: Will This Deal Help Us Raise Prices?
Customer loyalty, barriers to entry and other factors at play
Your Remote Job May Help AI Replace You
Firms that embraced remote work early are adopting AI faster and relying on new remote hires less than peers that didn’t
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
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
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
Experts Struggle to Accurately Forecast Societal Change
On COVID-19’s impacts, social scientists’ predictions weren’t much better than those of laypeople