Is Anyone Happy about the College Textbook Market?
Buyers find the tomes heavy, costly and too frequently revised, while sellers might like to kill the used book market entirely
Privacy Comes at a Cost for Fintech Borrowers
Consumers in India welcomed an end to intrusive data mining, but it made it harder to get the loans
46 Possible Stock Market Strategies from Academics Get a Retest
We won’t call it debunking, but not all investing tips hold up
Save, Save, Save, but Then What? Financial Structure and Spending in Retirement
Innumerable nudges help savings accumulation; now researchers turn to decumulation
Something’s Fishy with Nursing Home Profits
Also: the accountant shortage; and, why startups move to other countries
Co-Worker Schmoozing Rises as Salaries are Thought of as Hourly Pay
Putting a value on networking becomes implicit
All Along the Pipeline, Men Promote Men
At one bank, the cumulative effect of male bonding accounts for 39% of the gender pay gap
Why Do Scholars Disagree on Whether Diversity Boosts Growth and Innovation?
Also: inventions and the age of collaborators; Airbnbs vs. hotels; and when to schedule meetings
Why So Few Women in STEM Fields: The Role of Middle-School Peer Influence
Notion that boys are innately better at math undermines girls’ self-belief
A Method to Happiness: Tested in the Lab and in Life
Cassie Holmes’ book combines social science and personal history; jilted on the way to the altar
The Key To Spotting a Coming Recession? Local Banks
Also: De-macho-ing job ads alters the applicant pool; old bank learning new tricks
Education Pays Off Handsomely, but Borrowing for It Makes People Unhappy
Student debt weighs on happiness more than mortgages or credit card loans
Research: Patients Spent 15 Hours Longer than Necessary in the ICU
Delaying transfers to other inpatient hospital rooms limits availability of costly beds
What Delivers a 20-to-1 ROI in the Energy Business?
Highly technical probabilistic risk assessments at nuclear plants improve safety and pay for themselves many times over
How Prisons, Very Much Like Nursing Homes, Helped Spread COVID Beyond Their Walls
After a botched inmate transfer, San Quentin guards carried the virus back to their neighborhoods
Viewing Multiracial People as Resilient, Rather than Burdened
Revisiting decades of research, scholars find a theory of psychological strength emerges