How Local Governance Came to England’s Economy
Nico Voigtländer found that to combat arbitrary taxes and corruption, merchants persuaded the king to cede control
Quick Quiz — Then Impress Your Friends With These Factoids
Fake Amazon reviews, cultural norms around gender, and stocks held in Robinhood accounts
In Car Safety, Why Some Companies Merely Meet a Standard and Others Exceed It
Corporate embrace of safety and experience in technical measurement is crucial determinant
Passion for Work, Gender and Getting Promoted
Also, upheaval in the mortgage market, birth rates and emigration, and choice overload in shopping
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
Inclusion in an ETF Can Improve the Pricing of Underlying Stocks
It can also help management make capital expenditure decisions
Quick Quiz — No Penalty for Guessing
How investors react to volatility, the marshmallow test reconsidered and the role of gender in some career advice
Bringing a Sharper Focus to the Study of the Decline of Investment Diversification
Research measures the impact of global economic factors on returns
How Life Insurers Insulate the Markets from Turmoil
Valentin Haddad’s research finds that insurers’ patient investing shields risky assets — and those who hold them — from steeper declines
Largest Firms’ Stock Gains Skew Big Picture on Worker-Owner Income Division
Wage earners get larger (relative) share at smaller companies, not at giants like Apple, Alphabet and Amazon
A More Effective Way to Spot Potential Wildfire Origins in the Electric Grid
Sampling method capitalizes on similarities between grid sections to stretch inspection dollars
A Bonus of Added Vacation Time Feels Better Than a Monetary Bonus
Time off as a reward makes people feel more human
The Strange Case of the Missing Stock Market Return
Investors in leveraged companies take on extra risk, but research indicates they see no offsetting return
Annuities Turn Savings Into Income – a Must for Retirees – But They’re Unpopular. That Puzzle Now Seems Solvable
Smarter products and policies can connect wary investors to lifetime income
Exploiting Regulatory Loophole Speeds Cancer Drug Development
Pharma companies seek OK for limited use, then expand sales through off-label prescribing, saving millions
Amid Supply Chain Uncertainty, Should Manufacturers Crank Up Reusability?
Obstacles and incentives to refurbishing and re-selling goods